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Corpse flower soon expected to bloom, disgustingly, at MoBot
Lucy the corpse flower is getting ready to bloom at the Missouri Botanical Garden, in all her stinky glory. Garden officials ...
These plants smell like rotten meat — Now we know how they do it
Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the ...
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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 — ...
Smell you later!: 'Stink Floyd' bloom at Reiman Gardens immortalized with new merch
Reiman Gardens is selling merch commemorating the 12-year-old corpse flower's 2025 bloom. Online orders for a special Stink ...
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Foul-smelling flower set for rare bloom at Botanical Gardens: 'Extremely impressive' and 'pretty awful'
The Botanical Gardens purchased three corpse flowers, also called titan arum or Amorphophallus titanum, of different sizes from a corpse flower dealer who went out of business. Going with an ...
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Smell you later!: 'Stink Floyd' bloom at Reiman Gardens immortalized with new merch
Thousands lined up to smell the noxious odor. Known as the Amorphophallus titanum, the flowering plant has the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, which can be up to 3 meters (10 feet ...
Corpse flower at Reiman Gardens has officially bloomed!
AMES, Iowa — It's official, the infamous corpse flower at Reiman Gardens, AKA Stink Floyd, has bloomed. According to the gardens, it is believed to only be the second public viewing of a corpse plant ...