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

Schaller and collaborators then identified what kicks off the corpse flower’s thermogenesis, as well as the specific chemical ...

While they may share the stage with poinsettias and paperwhite narcissus, the huge blooms of amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp.) ...

The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because its scent is reminiscent of rotting flesh, draws crowds of curious visitors to greenhouses around the world during its ...

A heatmap of titus arum, or the corpse flower, shows that the plant's central towering spike known as the appendix heats up ...

Winter Heath is bred to produce winter flowering varieties that perform well under cold season temperatures. Tiny pink or ...

Daffodils bring happiness and warmth to the late winter months with their cheerful, vivid yellow blooms. These are typically ...

Commercially-grown stems of Christmas Bells produce anything from two or three flowers to a dozen or more. "Our research ...

Gregory Moore does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

During the Day of the Dead, the cempasúchil, or marigold, is believed to guide spirits back home. In Mexico City, people who lost a loved one to Covid use the flower to honor their dead.

Plants recycle resources from wilting flowers, storing them to enhance future reproduction and resource allocation.

"Our research takes place on a plantation containing several hectares of native wet heath where Christmas bells flower quite profusely, along with a commercial shadehouse," says Professor Pyke.