Indiana University's beloved corpse flower, Wally, recently bloomed. When will the rare sight and horrible smell happen again ...

Wally, the corpse flower at IU's Bloomington Biology Building Greenhouse, is expected to bloom this weekend. What a smell!

Indeed, Amorphophallus titanum ... An inflorescence is a cluster of flowers that sits on a "floral axis"—i.e., a stem, branch, or system of branches.

Amorphophallus titanum has the largest known unbranched inflorescence in the plant ... The corpse flower stores its energy in a swollen base at the stem–called a corm–that weighs about 100 ...

How to visit Allan the Amorphophallus titanum. Hours: Visitors can see the flower during public hours (10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Tuesdays) in the Huntington’s conservatory.

Amorphophallus titanum can grow up to 10 feet tall and takes an average of seven to 10 years to bloom for the first time. "I liken the smell to a dead possum," Sydney Botanic Gardens chief ...

Officially known as the Amorphophallus Titanum or Titan-arum, the flower can grow up to a jaw-dropping 12 feet tall and take as long as seven to 10 years to bloom — with the blossom only last… ...

Rare "corpse flower" appears to be ready to bloom at Colorado State University 00:35. A special event for the botanical community in Colorado looks like it is about to happen.

This species, similar to but unrelated to Amorphophallus plants, has a notably prickly stem that bears a single tri-lobed leaf. Provide organically enriched and mulched sites in moderate shade.

The last time New Yorkers got the chance to experience a similar phenomenon was in 2023, when the New York Botanical Garden's Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the "corpse flower," bloomed.

Wally, the corpse flower at IU's Bloomington Biology Building Greenhouse, is expected to bloom this weekend. What a smell!