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Meet ‘Pua Pilo,’ the corpse flower about to raise a stink on Kauai
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A plant is about to create a big stink on Kauaʻi. The National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lāwaʻi ...
The return of stinky: How to see a corpse flower in L.A. that's ready to bloom
A rare corpse flower, known for its massive size and foul stench, will bloom for just 24 to 48 hours. Officials for the ...
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Starfish plant smells awful, but it's a great conversation starter: Dan Gill's advice
The plant you have is an interesting succulent called starfish flower (Stapelia gigantea), which is native to southern Africa ...
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The Huntington's smelly corpse flower named Green Boy is expected to bloom any day
Visitors are welcome to catch the rare sight — and smell — in person for free. Or watch it bloom through the Huntington's ...
People are preparing for a stinky smell in Wellesley. Here’s why
A rare corpse flower that has been growing at Wheaton College is set to bloom at the Garden at Elm Bank, home of ...
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What Makes the Corpse Flower Stink So Bad? - National Geographic
"It smells bad to us, but it smells great to flies." Many are chronicling their encounters with the fetid flower on social media—and it sounds like the wait was worth it. So why so much love for ...
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Flower Smells Like Dead Insects to Imprison 'Coffin Flies'
The plant Aristolochia microstoma uses a unique trick: its flowers emit a fetid-musty scent that seems to mimic the smell of decomposing insects. Flies from the genus Megaselia (family Phoridae) ...
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Flowering plants smell like rotting meat to draw pollinators - Miami Herald
Some flowers smell really, really bad — like rotting meat. The plants produce awful scents to attract certain pollinators that are drawn by the fragrance of decay. Grow them, but keep them outside.