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

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

Across the globe, certain flowers exhibit the rare phenomenon of blooming only once in their lifetime or infrequently. These ...

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences opened a viewing to the public, registration is required. Here is where you can sign up to see Lupin in bloom. The last day to get a whiff of the plant is ...

Phil — one of Cal State Long Beach’s rare corpse flowers — is getting ready to bloom. As of Friday, June 13, the flowering plant could bloom as early as Saturday, said the university’s ...

People flock to corpse flower blooms all over the country, given their rarity. Smith College Botanic Garden took to Facebook to acknowledge the upcoming bloom, calling it "a sight to be seen." U2 is ...

U2 is one of 16 corpse flowers in Smith College Botanic Garden's greenhouse. All the flowers are in various stages of their life cycles, with some being dormant and some in their leaf or ...

Does extraterrestrial life smell like the sea? It might or might not be the smell of aliens, but dimethyl sulfide — and its funky odor — definitely gets around ...

Corpse flower bloom only lasts a short time According to the United States Botanic Garden, the corpse flower is "the largest unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom," and can grow up to 9 ...

Weird Corpse flower at Reiman Gardens has officially bloomed! According to Reiman Gardens, the blooming cycle began at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

According to Reiman Gardens, the blooming cycle began at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Two people killed and 22 injured after Mexican training ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge Tiny But Powerful Tugboats ...

At the center of the flower lies the spadix, which can warm up to about 100 degrees and releases the scent. Toward the growth cycle's end the spadix grows at a rate of about five or six inches a ...