When in bloom, the plant’s spadix (the purple spire in the center) heats up to around 70 degrees, emitting the unmistakable odor that beckons flesh-loving insects to its flowers in the heart of ...

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...