Corpse flower's rare bloom aids forensic chemistry research
A corpse flower, aptly named Putricia, recently bloomed at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney for the first time in 15 years.
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Crowd gets whiff of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's corpse flower
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Amorphophallus gigas, a close relative of the famed corpse flower and apparently plenty ...
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The 'giant misshapen penis' flower sums up our simple human need for joy
When hordes turn out to see – and smell – the blooming of a flower, it says something important about the human spirit.
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Putricia the ‘corpse flower’ pulls a crowd of 27,000 keen for a whiff at Sydney’s Botanical Gardens
A putrid-smelling flower that has become an online sensation drew a crowd of 27,000 people wanting to a whiff of the odour.
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Causing a stink: 'Putricia' pulls in new plant people
Online excitement over the rare blooming of an enormous and putrid-smelling flower in Sydney has highlighted a ...
Behind the scenes at the Botanic Garden, it’s more zoo than greenhouse
Secret doors, smoke plumes, air locks, a million species and shipwrecked treasures: this world-renowned Sydney establishment could be the most biodiverse spot in the country.
Visit these 4 botanical gardens on your next road trip, all within 600 miles of Cincy
Out of the 12 best botanical gardens in the U.S., half of them are within 600 miles of Cincinnati. Here are four of them ...
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Corpse flowers smell like death, but thousands rush to see them bloom
Sydney's corpse flower attracts thousands of people with its rare blossom and its stench of rotting flesh, offering a ...