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Corpse flower reaches peak bloom as crowds line up for a rare whiff

DOVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An extremely rare and foul-smelling flower has reached its peak bloom in Dover, Massachusetts. The amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, only blooms once every 10 ...
CNN

Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade

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KARE 11

Rare corpse flower's bloom prompts extended hours at Como Zoo

ST PAUL, Minn. — The waiting... is the hardest part. OK, the phrase isn't original (apologies to the late Tom Petty) but it certainly applies at Como Zoo, where Frederick the Corpse Flower is finally ...
SanLuisObispo

Rare corpse flower blooms at Cal Poly. But you’ll have to hurry to smell it

With a stench reminiscent of rotting flesh and a bloom that’s over 4 feet tall and 4 feet wide, the corpse flower is seemingly straight out of Jurassic Park. It drew visitors from across San Luis ...
TwinCities.com

Stink, stank, stunk: Horace the corpse flower ends his show at Como Park Conservatory

The Como Park Zoo and Conservatory announced Friday morning that its suddenly famous corpse flower “has finished blooming, and the smell has faded.” The odoriferous plant, nicknamed Horace by ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Another rare and rancid ‘Corpse Flower’ blooms in San Diego

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — It blooms only once ...
LAist

The Huntington’s corpse flower causes a stinky scene each year. Why do hundreds of visitors keep coming back?

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. It’s hot, it’s sticky, and it smells ...
KCCI Des Moines

Corpse flower bloom is rare, rancid, unforgettable moment at Reiman Gardens in Ames

Stink Floyd, the 12-year-old corpse flower at Reiman Gardens in Ames, has bloomed. And with that bloom comes the reason behind its nickname. As the flower — also known as Amorphophallus titanum — ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Rare ‘corpse flower’ now blooming at San Diego Botanic Garden

Hold your nose and hurry: One of the world’s rarest and smelliest plants, a corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), has opened at the San Diego Botanic Garden, in Encinitas. Once in full bloom, the ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

A Rare Corpse Flower to bloom at Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Chesterfield, MO – For the first time, a ...
KTVZ

Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade

(CNN) — In the Australian city Geelong, just south of Melbourne, thousands are lining up for the rare chance to see – and smell – an unusual plant. “It’s rank,” one visitor told CNN affiliate Nine ...