Corpse Flower

WATCH: University's Prized Corpse Flower Blooms

Posted 03.19.2012

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By: OurAmazingPlanet Staff Published: 03/19/2012 12:25 PM EDT on OurAmazingPlanet A rare — and stinky — corpse flower is blooming now at Corne...

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Rare And Super-Smelly, Gigantic Corpse Flower Set To Bloom

Posted 03.14.2012

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By: Brett Israel Published: 03/13/2012 06:53 PM EDT on OurAmazingPlanet A rare corpse flower is expected to roll down its blood-red skirt and un...

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New "Porta Potty" Flower Discovered

Posted 02.13.2012

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A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. And a new species of Amorphophallus—the genus that includes the "corpse flower"—still smells like r...

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University Of Washington Students Nauseated By Flower That Smells Of Rancid Meat

AP | Posted 08.09.2011

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SEATTLE -- After nearly three years, the bloom of a rare flower at a Washington university finally came up, but it didn't smell like roses. The Unive...

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Attack Of The Corpse Flower!

AP | Posted 06.16.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Spring is in the air, and that means an unpleasant smell for one greenhouse at Ohio State University. An 8-foot-tall rain fore...

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PHOTOS: 7 Unexpected Uses For Flowers

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

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In their brief but expensive life, flower arrangements are often seen as impractical and even a waste of money. But flowers have a long and rich histo...

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'Corpse Flower' Blooms At Michigan State

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — The "corpse flower" is alive at Michigan State University. But it won't last forever. The 5-foot-tall Amorphophallus tita...

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