The Amorphophallus gigas, a cousin to the infamous “corpse flower,” is beginning to bloom at the Aquatic House in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. “I think this is an equally impressive ...
Affectionately named "Smelliot" by garden staff, this pungent plant is called Amorphophallus gigas and is related to the popular Amorphophallus titanium, which grabs headlines as a corpse flower. The ...
“It’s really, really cool. It’s really exciting.” The monumental blooming marks the first time an Amorphophallus gigas — a plant native to Sumatra and lovingly nicknamed the corpse ...
The putrid smelling Amorphophallus gigas is related to the more common Amorphophallus titanum. A. gigas might be a little less dramatic in appearance than its relative, but its flower head–or ...
The plant, also known as Amorphophallus titanum, has the biggest, smelliest flower spike in the world and began wafting its foul odour on Thursday. One young boy, with his T-shirt delicately ...
People lined up to see—and smell—the blossoms of two pungent plant species, which only bloom for a short time every few years Sara Hashemi Correspondent An Amorphophallus gigas plant bloomed ...