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A Rare “Corpse Flower” Emerges at BBG - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Jan 22, 2025 · Amorphophallus gigas, native to Sumatra, is related to the headline-grabbing “corpse flower” Amorphophallus titanum. While slightly less dramatic in appearance than its relative, the distinctive inflorescence (flower head) of A. gigas can grow even taller and emits a similar carrion scent to attract fly pollinators.
Rare corpse flower blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, crowds …
Jan 26, 2025 · Gardener Chris Sprindis has been caring for the Amorphophallus gigas, or corpse flower, the BBG received seven years ago as a seedling from an orchid nursery in Malaysia. It's only one of four...
Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower …
Jan 25, 2025 · The rare Amorphophallus gigas — a relative of the Amorphophallus titanum, commonly known as the corpse flower — has bloomed for the first time since arriving in Brooklyn in 2018. Native to Sumatra, the plant is known for its height and carrion scent, which it uses to attract pollinators.
Rare ‘corpse flower’ briefly takes NYC by the nose
1 day ago · When a line of people are waiting around in Brooklyn, most people would assume they’re waiting for a concert. Instead, crowds flocked to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden eager to witness, but more importantly smell, the garden’s briefly blooming “corpse flower.” Amorphophallus gigas is a close relative to the well-known—and more popular—”corpse …
Rare, stinky corpse flower is blooming in Brooklyn - USA TODAY
Jan 26, 2025 · A 'perfectly putrid' corpse flower is drawing crowds at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as it blooms for the first time since its arrival in 2018.
‘Worth the wait’: Rare, stinky corpse flower draws hundreds to Brooklyn …
Jan 28, 2025 · A giant, rare and notoriously stinky flower bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden over the weekend, drawing hundreds to smell something “putrid.” The Amorphophallus gigas, known as the “corpse flower,” bloomed for just three days, prompting residents to brave frigid temperatures for a chance to see and smell the botanical oddity.
Blooming corpse flower unleashes foul 'rotten flesh' stench at Brooklyn …
Jan 24, 2025 · Would a plant by any other name stink so bad? An extremely rare corpse flower dramatically bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Friday for the first time in Big Apple history — unleashing a...
Rare corpse flower to bloom at Brooklyn Botanical Garden soon
Jan 23, 2025 · The Amorphophallus gigas, a cousin to the infamous corpse flower, will bloom soon at the Aquatic House in the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
Rare and Stinky 'Corpse Flower' Blooms Draw Thousands of …
Jan 27, 2025 · The Amorphophallus gigas —a cousin to Amorphophallus titanum, commonly known as a corpse flower —is native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The specimen in Brooklyn, nicknamed “Smelliot”...
Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower …
Jan 26, 2025 · The rare Amorphophallus gigas – a relative of the Amorphophallus titanum, commonly known as the corpse flower – has bloomed for the first time since arriving in Brooklyn in 2018. Native to...
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