Como Zoo, corpse flower
Digest more
Did you miss your chance to see the famous corpse flower that recently bloomed at the Foster Botanical Garden? Garden officials said another corpse flower is blooming at the botanical garden, marking its 2nd bloom of the year and 27th since 2012.
Visitors will have a chance Wednesday to experience the pungent smell of the corpse flower that is blooming at St. Paul's Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. The flower, affectionately named "Frederick," stands at 81 inches tall and emits a smell that some ...
The corpse flower already sounds creepy, but people across the country are even more creeped out because these rare blossoms are all blooming at the same time. The flower, which is actually an entire stalk of flowers, got its name due to it emitting a foul ...
Commonly called the “corpse flower,” Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, climate change and encroachment from invasive species. Now, plant biologists from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic ...
A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce heat and odorous chemicals when the plant blooms. The study provides insight ...
WINFIELD, Kan. (KAKE) – A rare corpse flower is set to bloom at a south-central Kansas college next week, the school said on Friday. Max Thompson, professor of biology and greenhouse supervisor at Southwestern College, announced Friday that a rare event is going to occur inside the Southwestern College greenhouse.