Australian collections of the endangered and notoriously unpredictable flowers have popped off in recent years, as ‘personas’ like Putricia, Stinkerella and Smellanie prove a hit with nosy spectators ...
On Thursday, thousands of enthusiasts came to a greenhouse in Sydney, Australia, to admire the bloom of an endangered tropical plant. The Amorphophallus titanum, nicknamed "Putricia" by its fans, ...
One year ago today, Putricia bloomed at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney 🌸 For just 24 hours, Sydney’s legendary corpse flower stopped the city with towering petals and an unforgettable stench 🤢👑 A ...
Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two nights. But those ...