When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...
The stench of a rare corpse flower make us retch. But you’re not the target – the plant wants to lure carrion beetles and ...
“It smells like dead possum,” a child said more bluntly. It’s the so-called “corpse flower,” or Amorphophallus Titanum (often ...
Large crowds have descended on a botanic gardens in regional Victoria to get a whiff of the exotic and pungent "corpse flower ...
The mighty plant is nicknamed the 'corpse flower' because its smell has been compared to rotting meat or dog poo.
Those who wish to catch a glimpse, or a whiff, should get in quick as the rare bloom only lasts between 24 and 48 hours.
After much anticipation Geelong’s corpse plant, which only flowers once every seven to ten years, is finally starting to open – but you only have 48 hours to see it.
The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because its scent is reminiscent of rotting flesh, draws crowds of curious visitors to greenhouses around the world during its ...
That was the case for four-year-old Emma Howlett, who had been watching the flower with classmates at kinder in Drysdale.
The corpse flower is said to smell like rotting flesh and dead animals, and yet people in Geelong are lining up to see it.
It will restart the process of storing energy until it has enough to produce another flower, which may take another seven to ...
Thousands of people have flocked to the Geelong Botanic Gardens to catch a glimpse of the rare 'corpse flower' as it blooms.