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Whenever this rare plant blooms, it causes a sensation. Maybe it’s because it is known for having one of the largest inflorescences in the world, but more likely it’s because of the putrid odor it releases during its brief 24- to 36-hour peak, like the smell of rotting flesh, the reason the plant is more popularly known as the corpse flower.
— There's a bloom watch on (including a live cam) at the New York Botanic Garden, where their titan arum is on display and expected to bloom at any time.
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Not since the last time a huge, foul-smelling plant bloomed has such excitement abounded over a huge, foul-smelling plant blooming, but the titan arum is more than just a plant, and if tales of the so-called corpse plant are to be believed, its scent is more than just a stink.
— Read more at Rare corpse plant ready to bloom -- why the stench is so thrilling a the LA Times. The plant in question is at Cornell. Hat tip to Joe!
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It’s going to cause a stink at Binghamton University’s E.W. Heier Teaching Greenhouse but the staff can hardly wait. One of their largest charges – the Amorphophallus titanum a.k.a. corpse flower or titan arum – is getting ready to bloom and expected to show off its strikingly good looks on or around Tuesday, September 14.
— Another corpse flower is getting ready to bloom. Read more at It’s Blooming Awful! Rare Corpse Flower Expected to Thrill Binghamton University Greenhouse Goers at Newswise, or track the plant's progress here.
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The corpse flower is so rare that only 28 have ever been known to bloom in the United States. The 29th is poised to open any day now at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
— A titan arum, aka corpse flower, is due to bloom in Houston. This one has been christened 'Lois', and you can follow her progress at the Museum's Beyond Bones blog. Many thanks to Cynthia for the link!
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Prepare to hold your nose - Bella's about to bloom again.
And if you don't like the whiff of rotting flesh, keep a good distance from UNC Charlotte's greenhouse on the morning that its rare but stinky titan arum, nicknamed "the corpse plant," first opens in full, spectacular bloom.
— Yet another corpse flower is about to bloom, this one at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Read more at What's all the stink about? at the Charlotte Observer, or track the bloom's progress (right now they say it's due between 6/24 and 7/1) at the UNC Botanical Gardens website.