T he blooming of a titan arum, or corpse plant, is a spectacle like none other in the plant world. A pale spike resembling ...

Amorphophallus titanum bears the world's largest flower. Although Amorphophallus may not ring a bell, you may recall the clamor when the largest Amorphophallus species — A. titanum — flowered in ...

A very rare and very stinky plant was drawing long lines in Brooklyn this weekend as locals sought to get a whiff of the flower dubbed "Smelliot” by staff at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. “It smells ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WPIX) – If you’ve ever wondered what rotting flesh smells like, you can take a trip to Brooklyn, New York, to find out. The Amorphophallus gigas, a cousin to the infamous “corpse ...

Those who’ve experienced the scent of the enormous Titan Arum flower compare it to the stench of rotting flesh that’s been sitting out in the sun for a couple of days. San Diego County residents can ...

Staff and visitors at Australia's Royal Botanic Garden Sydney are hoping to see — and smell — a rare event that could come at any moment: the blooming of a giant amorphophallus titanum, also known as ...