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 ...

These are daintier flowers in a compact package. “In South Africa, they are getting into smaller flowered ones. They are ...

Icons of beauty, providers of sustenance, even symbols of divinity — blossoming plants have assumed a deep significance to ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce heat and odorous ...

"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.