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“The corpse flower is the smelly rock star of the plant world,” said San Diego Botanic Garden President and CEO Ari Novy, Ph.D. “Its putrescence attracts pollinators in its native habitat in ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Almost a year to the dot after an endangered flower at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas made a rare — and smelly — bloom, another one is expected to blossom.

Grab your camera and a hankie for your nose: San Diego Botanic Garden has announced the opening of a corpse flower bloom that appeared on Friday. The corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum ...

If you haven’t smelled it yet, there’s another corpse flower getting ready to bloom at the San Diego Botanic Garden this week following the appearance of their "sibling" plant a few weeks ago.

The corpse flower is blooming and you know what that means — there's a rare and stinky scent waiting for all who visit the San Diego Botanic Garden only during the next couple days. The ...

SDBG The San Diego Botanic Garden expects a rare and rancid bloom of an Amorphophallus titanum to appear soon. Not familiar? Perhaps you’ve heard of its nickname – the corpse flower.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI ... brittlebush and bladderpod flower. Los Angeles, CA – May 03: Matilija poppy, or “fried egg poppy,” is growing at the California Botanic Garden on Wednesday ...

San Diego has a new official flower that's native to the area. On Tuesday, the City Council voted to replace the non-native carnation with the Blue-eyed Grass. The San Diego Bird Alliance launched ...