The famously foul-smelling titan arum, affectionately nicknamed Smellanie, has bloomed at Adelaide Botanic Garden, drawing crowds eager to witness one of nature’s rarest and strangest spectacles.
Adelaide Botanic Garden’s titan arum, known as the corpse flower, is about to bloom — unleashing a powerful odour, drawing ...
The plant uses this scent to mimic a rotting corpse, attracting pollinators that feed on flesh and lay eggs, such as carrion ...
Smellanie isn’t the only corpse flower in bloom in Australia, with three already out at Cairns Botanic Gardens and another — ...
(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...
Adelaide’s Titan Arum, nicknamed Smellanie, prepares to fill the air with its notorious rotting-flesh smell as thousands set ...