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“It wasn’t me.” – Seymour, the corpse flower

“It wasn’t me.” – Seymour, the corpse flower

Seymour, one of our two mature Amorphophallus titanum ("Corpse flower") plants fooled us in thinking he was going to create an inflorescence (flower) rather than create a leaf as its partner, Audrey, has done. Alas, Seymour won't be treating us to his odorous blossom...

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Rotting Corpse Plant Blooming

Rotting Corpse Plant Blooming

Have you ever smelled a rotting fish or even sweaty socks? That’s usually a scent you run away from, but that is exactly the smell that is drawing so many to Selby Gardens right now. The putrid scent belongs to the infamous corpse plant, Amorphophallus titanum, are...

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