If you smell a rotting corpse, it could be one of two things: an actual rotting corpse, or—if you’re lucky—just a giant smelly flower called titan arum. Now, scientists have identified the molecular ...

Tony Holland gawked at the sprawling flower, which jutted more than 6 feet above him. Its distinct, rancid odor cut through the air, like rotting flesh. It was Holland’s dream come true. “Just to be ...

The rare and infamous titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) may be just days away from opening inside of the Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens' horticulturists have said. Known to many as the ...

Something big – and unmistakably pungent – is about to bloom at Kew Gardens. Horticulturists at the west London botanical garden say their first titan arum of the year, better known as the 'corpse ...

The United Kingdom has royal baby watch. Zoo Atlanta had panda baby watch. Now Washington has stinky flower watch. The enormous plant known as the corpse flower is expected to bloom and stink up the ...

A young titan arum is set to flower soon at Meise Botanical Garden. The foul-smelling plant consistently attracts large ...