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A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff
No corpse flower has bloomed at the garden for 15 years. A slow bloomer There are thought to be only 300 of the plants in the wild and fewer than 1,000 including those in cultivation.
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Silicon Valley stinks: The science and mystery behind the rare corpse flower bloom
Titan arum, known as the corpse flower, in bloom at San Jose State University on July 27, 2022. Photo by Julia Brown. I could smell it before I saw it. After being led up a secured elevator and ...
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Don’t stop and smell this one: an intense smell from a rare corpse flower attracts visitors in San Francisco
An Amorphophallus titanium, also known as a corpse flower, blooms for one to three days once every seven to 10 years. During the bloom, it releases a powerful smell, described by some as rotting ...
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Australia holds its nose for the third rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months
The corpse flower, also known by its scientific name amorphophallus titanium, bloomed for the first time in its 15 years at Canberra’s Australian National Botanic Gardens on Saturday and was ...
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A plant in the ‘corpse flower’ family is blooming in Brooklyn: What does it smell like?
The Amorphophallus gigas, a cousin to the infamous “corpse flower,” is beginning to bloom at the Aquatic House in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. “I think this is an equally impressive ...
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See it: Stinky, rare 'corpse flower' blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A putrid-smelling species of flower commonly known as a "corpse flower" is causing quite a stink at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Affectionately named "Smelliot" by garden staff ...