Corpse flowers can take seven to 10 years to produce their first bloom and thereafter bloom once every four to five years, so this week's event was a rare glimpse. The San Diego Botanic Garden ...

Researchers have revealed the genetic and chemical reasons behind the titan arum’s unique warming mechanism and putrid scent.

The corpse flower is infamous for its rare blooms and its signature odor, which mimics the stench of rotting flesh.

It can take up to 10 years for a corpse flower to bloom for the first time, according to the San Diego Botanic Garden. After that initial flowering, they might only bloom once every four to five ...

Dartmouth scientists sniff out the genes — and identify a new chemical compound — that drive titan arum's pungent odor. The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Almost a year to the dot after an endangered flower at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas made a rare — and smelly — bloom, another one is expected to blossom.