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Corpse flower blooms at Canberra's Australian National Botanic Gardens for the first time
An Amorphophallus titanum or titan arum, commonly known as the corpse flower, has bloomed at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra for the first time. The 15-year-old plant started ...
The New York Times21d
This Rare Plant Smells Horrible, but People Can’t Wait to Get a Whiff
At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a so-called corpse flower bloomed for the first time on Friday. The smell was not unlike rotting flesh. Jonathan Ritzman compared the scent of the corpse flower to ...
USA Today18d
What's rare, reeks like dirty feet and rotting garbage − and New Yorkers want a whiff?
This plant, known as a corpse flower, came to the Brooklyn garden in 2018 as a seedling from Malaysia and began blooming there for the first time on Friday. BBG gardener Chris Sprindis first ...
Phys.org11d
Corpse flower's rare bloom aids forensic chemistry research
A corpse flower, aptly named Putricia, recently bloomed at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney for the first time in 15 years. For forensic scientist Bridget Thurn, it was a unique opportunity to ...
CNN18d
Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower that smells like a rotting corpse
The rare Amorphophallus gigas – a relative of the Amorphophallus titanum, commonly known as the corpse flower – has bloomed for the first time since arriving in Brooklyn in 2018. Native to ...
AOL22d
Stinky bloom of 'corpse flower' enthrals thousands
But there have been other corpse flower blooms across Australia in recent years, including Melbourne and Adelaide's botanic gardens, each time attracting thousands of curious visitors keen on ...
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Rare corpse flower to bloom at Brooklyn Botanical Garden for a limited time
The Amorphophallus gigas, a cousin to the infamous corpse flower, will bloom soon at the Aquatic House in the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. “I think this is an equally impressive species ...
Gothamist23d
A flower blooms in Brooklyn, and it reeks of rotting flesh
A flower at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden that emits a noxious smell when it blooms every two to 10 years is expected to pop this week, according to the garden’s staff. The corpse flower ...
Sky22d
Corpse flower: Plant with 'deadly' stench pulls huge crowds for rare bloom in Sydney
People have queued for hours at a Sydney greenhouse to get a whiff of the infamous corpse flower, as it bloomed for the first time in years. The sizeable flower, officially called the ...
The Australian Financial Review21d
Corpse flower ‘Putricia’ begins long-awaited stinky bloom
The corpse flower - nicknamed “Putricia” - began unfurling at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden for the first time in 15 years on Thursday afternoon. The rare titan arum, a type of carrion ...
The Daily Telegraph21d
Corpse flower blooms at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens for first time in 15 years
People line up to catch a glimpse of the corpse flower as it begins to bloom in Sydney for the first time in 15 years. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short “It was quite special. It’s something I ...