A rare 'corpse flower' in bloom in Far North Queensland has attracted thousands of visitors keen to get a glimpse of the bizarre plant and its distinctive smell. The giant flowering plant, dubbed ...

Finally, we have a new arrival. No, not the royal baby. A corpse flower. The titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) at the United States Botanic Garden Conservatory finally started blooming and stinking ...

The Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, is a Sumatran native renowned for its immense size and foul odor, attracting pollinators. This rare plant, taking years to bloom for just a day or two, is ...

The 'corpse flower' - a parasitic plant which lives in the jungles of Borneo does something far more sinister than simply living off its host. The parasite, which attaches itself to grape vines, ...

People lined up at the Conservatory of Flowers botanical garden to get a glimpse (and a whiff) of the corpse flower, as it entered the first of its two-day bloom on 8 July. The flower, also known by ...

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 nights. But those ...

A rare flower with a pungent odour that has been likened to decaying flesh, rotten eggs and sewage has bloomed in Australia - the third such flowering in recent months. The corpse flower, also known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The blooming of a titan arum, or corpse plant, is a spectacle like none other in the plant world. A pale spike resembling the ...

For the first time in over ten years a rare plant at the Cambridge University Botanical Garden has flowered. The garden will be staying open till late tonight so that people can come and see the Titan ...

The plant world is full of wonders that often seem too strange to be real. Some species have evolved unique shapes, colours, and behaviours that challenge our expectations of what a plant should look ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The corpse plant's bloom appears huge, but its flowers are actually tiny and found in rows inside its floral chamber. John ...