One by one, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pulled out their phones snap pictures ... The rare Amorphophallus gigas — ...

But it's the aroma that really gets the public's attention, says Emily Colletti, who tends the Missouri Botanical Garden's collection of amorphophallus titanum. When it finally blooms, the flower ...

"It is not as large as an Amorphophallus titanum bloom, but its uniquely tall inflorescence is a significantly more rare occurrence," BBG gardener Chris Sprindis said. Corpse flower blooms usually ...

The rare flower is native to Sumatra, and will only bloom for a few days, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden said. It is a relative of the Amorphophallus titanum, but “can grow even taller and emits a ...