When these plants first bloom after 7-10 years of growth, they emit a powerful smell to attract beetles for pollination. The ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Austin Peay State University's second corpse flower, Athena, is in full bloom. Athena is the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Austin Peay State University’s corpse flower, “Athena,” is in full bloom. Athena is the little ...

The time has come for an infamous flower bloom — rare enough to draw crowds — inside a greenhouse at Austin Peay State ...

It's been 15 years since the foul-smelling flower showed its petals in Sydney, but the rare Amorphophallus titanum – also known as a corpse flower – is finally blooming. Added Jan 23rd, 2025 ...

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 ...

Native to western Sumatra, Indonesia, the corpse flower, or bunga bangkai, blooms only once every 7 to 10 years, releasing a foul odour to attract flies and carrion beetles for pollination.

Melbourne, Feb 10 (AP) A rare bloom with a pungent odour like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation's third such extraordinary flowering in as many months. The corpse ...

Similar numbers turned out to experience another fierce bloom at Geelong Botanic Gardens in Melbourne's southwest in November. The corpse flower or corpse plant, known as bunga bangkai in Indonesia, ...

The flower is called bunga bangkai in its native Indonesia, and is endemic to the rainforests of western Sumatra. Its pungent scent attracts pollinators such as flies. There are thought to be only ...

A flower is produced when the titan arum has stored enough energy in its underground tuber, known as a corm. Image: People lined up to see last month's corpse flower open in Sydney. Pic: AP ...