Four titan arum 'corpse flowers' to bloom in a week at Cairns Botanic Gardens

Renowned for their size and stench, blooming corpse flowers are a rare occurrence. But to have four flowering in a week is ...

Two giant corpse flowers unfurl in spectacular Cairns bloom

The corpse flowers have officially started to bloom at the Cairns Botanic Gardens, with two of the four opening within the ...
Arab Times

How corpse plant produces its terrible smell and why female flowers do most of the work

Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just ...

Rare spectacle as four giant Corpse Flowers get ready to bloom

Four large plants famous for their terrible odour are expected to bloom at the Cairns Botanic Gardens this week.
The Beaumont Enterprise

How a corpse plant makes its terrible smell − it has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of the work

(THE CONVERSATION) Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two ...
The New York Times

A Hot Plant’s Irresistible Signal Makes Beetles Pollinate It

Ancient plants called cycads say “come hither” in infrared. By Sofia Quaglia If a plant wants to reproduce, there are a number of tricks it can use to lure a pollinator insect. It can display gaudily ...