When a corpse flower bloomed on campus, atmospheric scientists got to work. What they discovered provides new evidence about the unique pollination strategies of a very unusual flower.

We found that the female flowers do most of the work attracting pollinators, as previous studies noted. They emit vast ...

Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two nights. But those ...

The corpse plant's bloom appears huge, but its flowers are actually tiny and found in rows inside its floral chamber. John Eisele/Colorado State University Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite ...

Corpse flowers reach peak stinkiness during the first night of their spectacular blooms 1. The mammoth plants flower only about once every decade. When blooming, corpse flowers (Amorphophallus titanum ...

The University of Warsaw Botanical Garden is currently hosting a rare event: the blooming of a titan arum, also known as the "corpse flower." This bloom, reaching over 180cm, began on August 5th and ...