A rare plant housed at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, infamous for its putrefying stench, is on the verge of blooming. State of play: Affectionately nicknamed Chanel by staff, the Titan ...

A rare plant housed at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, infamous for its putrefying stench, is on the verge of blooming. State of play: Affectionately nicknamed Chanel by staff, the Titan ...

Something rare, massive, and very smelly is about to happen at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco: Chanel the ...

Some flower species, like the stinking corpse lily in Indonesia, exude a smell like rotting flesh to attract pollen-carrying ...

A growing contingent of Chinese tourists seeks ‘shareable’ and ‘off-the-beaten-path experiences’, away from the hustle and ...

In June 2024, a corpse flower bloomed for the first time at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Boston. One also bloomed at Wheaton College in July of 2023.

Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the world as dead, decaying animal flesh. Instead of bright, attractive ...

Nature can be breathtaking. A plant that’s become the star attraction at a Winnipeg greenhouse is taking that a little too literally. And anyone brave enough to take a sniff of the Voodoo Lily — or ...

A foul-smelling curiosity has people following their noses to Sage Garden Greenhouses in Winnipeg. Their rare corpse lily is now in bloom, giving off a pungent aroma that reminds some people of ...

"So, the voodoo lily's actually the little sister to the corpse plant, and they have about, this once in full bloom. We have about another three weeks of bloom out of it, and the more sunlight it ...

Fascination for all ages The corpse flower isn’t just an oddity for expert gardeners. Families with kids on school breaks have dropped by the glasshouse to see – and sniff – something unlike any rose ...