Corpse flower

World News
National

The waiting stinks, but Sydney may soon enjoy the aroma of its 'corpse flower'

3:25pm January 22, 2025

The flower's Latin name translates as "giant, misshapen penis." But it's better known to locals as "Putricia." Royal Botanical Garden Sydney has even set up a livestream in anticipation.

Hundreds of people flocked to the United States Botanic Garden to see (and smell) a corpse flower in full bloom.

World News
National
Science

What's In It For The Corpse Flower To Smell Like Death?

7:00am October 25, 2016

by Adam Cole

The corpse flower is a botanical rock star — prized by botanic gardens around the globe. In a new video, NPR's Skunk Bear explores the biology of the stinky giant, which thrives by playing dead.

National

You Can Watch A Rare, Stinky 'Corpse Flower' Bloom On Live Video

6:24pm July 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

And this way, you don't have to smell its famous, disgusting odor, which has been compared to rotting meat. The strange "horticultural jewel" is at the New York Botanical Garden.