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Rare corpse flower blooms at Cal Poly. But you’ll have to hurry to smell it

With a stench reminiscent of rotting flesh and a bloom that’s over 4 feet tall and 4 feet wide, the corpse flower is seemingly straight out of Jurassic Park. It drew visitors from across San Luis ...
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The Rare Yellow Flower No One Else Will Have In Their Garden

When choosing which flowering annuals to plant that will last all summer, it's tempting to fall back on tried-and-true picks — you know, the kind you see all around your neighborhood without fail year ...
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Biologist Finally Finds World's Rarest Flower After Searching For 13 Years

demanded that Thorngood credit It is the simple things in life that make us the happiest. After diligently searching for 13 long years, a biologist finally discovered the world's rarest flower. The ...

How to get your snake plant to bloom and why this rare flower is considered lucky

Snake plants, known for their resilience, can surprisingly bloom, a rare event often triggered by maturity and stress. These ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Rare corpse flower in bloom at Smith College, but not for long

Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. NORTHAMPTON — The Smith College Botanic Garden is celebrating a rare and short-lived ...
Washington Times

Australia holds its nose for its 3rd rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months

MELBOURNE, Australia — A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation’s third such extraordinary flowering in as many months. The corpse flower ...
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Rare corpse flower to bloom at Brooklyn Botanical Garden for a limited time

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – If you’ve ever ...
Courthouse News Service

Feds grant rare Southwest flower endangered status

The swale paintbrush grows as tall as 19 inches and sports yellow-reddish flowers. It grows only in one spot in southwest New Mexico on private land. (Mark Egger via Courthouse News) PHOENIX (CN) — ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Rare Southeast Flower Gets Endangered Species Protection in Georgia, South Carolina

ATLANTA— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued a final rule to protect the Ocmulgee skullcap as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The Service also designated 6,661 acres of ...
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Rare corpse flower blooms at Brooklyn garden; crowds drawn to its 'stinky cheese, foot smell'

NEW YORK — A rare corpse flower has bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where people waited in line for hours to get a whiff of its unique scent. Gardener Chris Sprindis has been caring for the ...
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Poachers hunting rare ‘ghost’ flowers, prompting extinction warning

(WJW) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fears if action isn’t taken, the rare ghost orchid could soon be extinct. The FWS is now proposing to list the swamp-dwelling plant as an endangered species ...