Amorphophallus gigas translates to “giant shapeless phallus,” a fact that didn't get enough attention in the garden’s signage, in my opinion. At the base beneath the spathe were the actual, tiny ...

Amorphophallus gigas is a close relative to the well-known—and more popular—”corpse flower,” Amorphophallus titanum. Both plants are native to Sumatra, Indonesia, and release similar carrion scents.

“That was disgusting.” The rare Amorphophallus gigas — a relative of the Amorphophallus titanum, commonly known as the corpse flower — has bloomed for the first time since arriving in ...

The enormous plant, officially known as Amorphophallus gigas, is notorious for the pungent odor it emits upon blooming - a smell often likened to rotting flesh.

Gardener Chris Sprindis has spent seven years tending to the Amorphophallus gigas, a plant so rare that only four are known to exist in US gardens. Originally from Malaysia, the flower takes up to ...

The Amorphophallus gigas, known as the “corpse flower,” bloomed for just three days, prompting residents to brave frigid temperatures for a chance to see and smell the botanical oddity. Wait times to ...

Visitors crowded the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Friday, January 24, to catch a glimpse of the blooming Amorphophallus gigas, also known as a “corpse flower,” due to its unique stench.

The Amorphophallus gigas plant, better known as a corpse flower, was obtained as a seedling from a nursery in Malaysia seven years ago and started its first bloom Thursday night. The plant ...

An Amorphophallus gigas plant bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York on January 24, with hundreds of flowers producing a putrid stench. Brooklyn Botanic Garden The air was thick with ...

Gardener Chris Sprindis has been caring for the Amorphophallus gigas, or corpse flower, the garden received seven years ago as a seedling from an orchid nursery in Malaysia. It's only one of four ...

Affectionately named "Smelliot" by garden staff, this pungent plant is called Amorphophallus gigas and is related to the popular Amorphophallus titanium, which grabs headlines as a corpse flower. The ...