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 ...

The famously stinky plant known as the corpse flower is expected to bloom within the week or so, and you can tune in online ...

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

San Francisco's notorious corpse flower 'Chanel' is about to bloom at the Conservatory, bringing crowds eager to smell its ...

The corpse flower named “Phil” at Cal State Long Beach has bloomed. The university welcomed community members on Wednesday, June 18, for the special occasion.

The flower is called the corpse flower because when in bloom, it smells of decaying flesh. Long Beach, June 18,2025 (Photo by Stephanie E’amato, Contributing Photographer) ...

The sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) can crank up its flowers to 95 F (35 C) and maintain that heat over days; the famed giant corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) reaches similar steamy ...

Scientists are beginning to get a handle on how that benefit plays out. For some plants, generating heat has been linked to preventing flower parts from freezing, while in others, heat may help to ...

The sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) can crank up its flowers to 95 F (35 C) and maintain that heat over days; the famed giant corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) reaches similar steamy ...

Sometimes it’s a win-win Plants that employ brood-site mimicry as the corpse plant does are cheaters—they lure pollinators with the scent and look of decay, but offer no food reward. Yet some plants ...

The corpse flower at The Botanic Garden of Smith College is named U2, based on the garden's alphabetical naming system. The flower arrived at the garden in 2007 as a seed, making it 18 years old.