Stinkhorns are a type of mushroom from the ... the nitrogen to the affected areas because we are trying to slow plant growth down not speed it up this time of year.

The mighty plant is nicknamed the 'corpse flower' because its smell has been compared to rotting meat or dog poo.

When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...

The corpse flower is said to smell like rotting flesh and dead animals, and yet people in Geelong are lining up to see it.

This is where the plant stores the energy it will need to make its giant stinky spadix. Not surprisingly, it does not have the energy to flower every year. It might be five to ten years between ...

Stinkhorns are a type of mushroom from the Phallaceae family ... but make sure to localize the nitrogen to the affected areas ...

This is where the plant stores the energy it will need to make its giant stinky spadix. Not surprisingly, it does not have ...

This plant was only gifted to Geelong Botanic Garden in 2021 from ... So far, visitors have described the smell as similar to ...

Listen to Marnie Chesterton's report looking at the science of stinky plants on Inside Science on BBC Radio 4 at 16:30 BST on Thursday or listen on BBC Sounds ...

This plant was only gifted to Geelong Botanic Garden ... So far, visitors have described the smell as similar to a dead mouse or a stinky pond, the city website said. The botanic garden will ...

The smelly fungus looks like an egg with red tentacles and is also known as octopus stinkhorn. It first travelled over from Australia 120 years ago, at the start of the 20th century. The fungus is ...