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Scientists discover how some flowers mimic the smell of death
As the saying goes, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but (discounting that vinegar is actually a great way to ...
ZME Science on MSN3d
How Some Flowers Evolved the Grossest Stench — and Why Flies Love It
If you came across wild ginger, you’d think it looks innocent enough. Its crimson petals curl like velvet tongues, but ...
Des Moines Register3d
Another corpse plant is set to bloom in central Iowa. And yes, it will smell bad.
"Stink Floyd," is a nickname for the Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse plant, at Reiman Gardens on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. When the large plant flowers and blooms ...
Experience the ‘dark side of the bloom’ when corpse flower named Stink Floyd blooms at Reiman Gardens
Reiman Gardens in Ames is inviting the public to experience the “dark side of the bloom” when their corpse flower named Stink ...
Corpse flower at Reiman Gardens ready to make a stink — literally
"This isn’t just a flower—it’s a 10-foot-tall botanical rock star when in full bloom: Rare. Rancid. Ridiculously cool," ...
Ames Tribune3d
Another corpse plant is set to bloom in central Iowa. And yes, it will smell bad.
"Stink Floyd," is a nickname for the Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse plant, at Reiman Gardens on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. When the large plant flowers and blooms, a ...