News

WTVF Nashville, TN on MSN18h
Rare 'corpse plant' blooms at Austin Peay University drawing visitors
When these plants first bloom after 7-10 years of growth, they emit a powerful smell to attract beetles for pollination. The ...
Athena, Austin Peay's second corpse flower, blooms with infamous odor
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Austin Peay State University's second corpse flower, Athena, is in full bloom. Athena is the ...
Green Matters1d
Conservatory Planted the Smelliest Flower — and Thousands of People Gathered to Watch It Bloom
Putricia, the smelliest flower in the world, displayed a rare bloom in the glasshouse of the Australian Botanic Garden.
WKMS2d
A rare ‘corpse flower’ blooms in Clarksville — and visitor hours are extended
The time has come for an infamous flower bloom — rare enough to draw crowds — inside a greenhouse at Austin Peay State ...
Axios3d
San Francisco's infamous corpse flower is nearly ready to bloom
A rare plant housed at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, infamous for its putrefying stench, is on the verge of blooming. State of play: Affectionately nicknamed Chanel by staff, the Titan ...
KQED3d
A Corpse Flower Is About to Bloom in San Francisco — and It’s Going to Stink
Something rare, massive, and very smelly is about to happen at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco: Chanel the ...
10 rare flowers that bloom once in a lifetime
Across the globe, certain flowers exhibit the rare phenomenon of blooming only once in their lifetime or infrequently. These extraordinary blooms, including the corpse flower and the jade vine, ...