1 Introduction Konjac, a collective name for a subset of the genus Amorphophallus, family Araceae (Claudel et al., 2017), are perennial geophytes that have been cultivated in China for more than 3,000 ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A rare and stinky phenomenon is taking place in Bloomington this weekend. "Wally" an Amorphophallus titanium, or "corpse flower," is starting to bloom at the Indiana University ...

The Amorphophallus titanium flower is more commonly known as the corpse flower. Corpse flowers bloom every few years and last around two days, creating a rare and spectacular event for IU’s ...

A close up of the Amorphophallus bloom is seen at it’s peak at the Conservatory of Flowers at Golden Gate Park on Monday, July 23, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif. (Photo By Liz Hafalia/The San ...

Wally first bloomed in 2016 and attracted almost 6,000 people. The next two blooms happened in 2020 and 2023. Based on this pattern, Leichter said Wally loves heat. Two out of the three times the ...

These plants, Amorphophallus titanum to scientists, go several years between blooms. This was the third time that “Phil” has bloomed since 2019 and the most recent in 2021.

Visitors crowd around a titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) plant in bloom at the Botanical Garden in Berlin on June 30, 2025. According to the Botanical Garden, the inflorescence measures 2.36 ...

These plants, Amorphophallus titanum to scientists, go several years between blooms. This was the third time that “Phil” has bloomed since 2019 and the most recent in 2021.