How a corpse plant makes its terrible smell − it has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of the work

Corpse plants definitely earn their nickname. Their pungent odors attract not only the carrion insects – beetles and flies ...
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Rare corpse flower blooms at Cal Poly. But you’ll have to hurry to smell it

With a stench reminiscent of rotting flesh and a bloom that’s over 4 feet tall and 4 feet wide, the corpse flower is seemingly straight out of Jurassic Park. It drew visitors from across San Luis ...

One of the World’s rarest flowers, titan arum, blooms at the University of Warsaw in Poland

The titan arum uses inflorescence heating during its bloom. This rare phenomenon is essential for pollination. The plant ...
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They thought this rare, tiny flower was extinct since WWI. Now it’s a symbol of hope

Molly Parren was tracking a wood turtle in Vermont when she smelled something surprising, yet familiar. The amphibian scientist for the state’s wildlife agency traced the smell to a rare wild garlic ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Rare Oregon Flower Needs Endangered Species Protection, Petition Urges

The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect a rare flower called the ...

Gardener's delight after giant rare plant flowers

A gardener has described his delight that his rare plant has flowered after a quarter of a century. Tony Kennington, 78, who lives in Hartford, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, said he was given the agave ...
Irish Examiner on MSN

World’s rarest plants to be displayed and sold in Ireland for first time

Some of the world’s rarest plants are to be displayed and sold for the first time in Ireland at a special event in Fota House ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

This Rare, Endangered Orchid Only Exists in Two Locations. Can Dogs, Cows and Fungi Help It Thrive?

A Smithsonian ecologist is trying to restore the plant, Spiranthes delitescens, which grows on Arizona’s sky islands ...

Joy Valley Nature Preserve: A new Ohio landmark protects ancient forests and rare biodiversity

Joy Valley Nature Preserve, Ohio's largest privately protected forest tract, is now permanently conserved, preventing development and preserving biodiversity.

Titan arum: One of the world’s rarest flowers blooming at University of Warsaw; what makes the ‘corpse flower’ unique

The University of Warsaw Botanical Garden is abuzz with excitement as it hosts a truly extraordinary event. The titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), renowned as one of the rarest and most remarkable ...

Nature's Rare Wonders: Know About These Seven Flowers That Only Bloom Once in Their Lifetime

In the world of plants, certain extraordinary flowers bloom a single time before their life cycle ends. Know more details here.