‘Corpse flower cousin’ stinking up Brooklyn Botanic Garden

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A flower blooms in Brooklyn but not a pleasant one. The plant known as “devil’s tongue” is in bloom for a limited time at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, leaving a foul odor for ...

Flower importers feel the pinch as Iran war affects flight routes

The war in the Middle East is not just affecting petrol prices and travel plans — florists and their suppliers have suddenly ...

What's that smell? Notoriously foul smelling flower blooms at Manito conservatory

Spokane Parks and Recreation is daring people to come get a whiff of the Voodoo Lily, a scent often described as rotting ...
Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Museum to display famed ‘Voodoo Lily’

According to a news release, the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society “is playing host to a most unusual visitor — an exotic ‘Voodoo Lily.’ Some may have heard about it, ...
The Guardian

Let a thousand stinky blossoms bloom: how Australia became the world’s corpse flower destination

Australian collections of the endangered and notoriously unpredictable flowers have popped off in recent years, as ‘personas’ like Putricia, Stinkerella and Smellanie prove a hit with nosy spectators ...

Dior shows flower-shaped dresses and ruffled jackets for autumn/winter womenswear collection

By Helen Reid PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson showed floating flower-shaped dresses and ...

Why lilies are enjoying a renaissance with younger gardeners

Take the lily, for example, a flower enjoying a resurgence of popularity among a younger generation unbothered by its association with the tackier excesses of the 1980s, as well as its famously sticky ...

Bloedel Conservatory welcomes new, big, blossoming plants

For a short time only, Vancouver's Bloedel Conservatory is home to a stand of endangered tree echium, or snow tower flower. The plants, native to the Canary Islands, have a two-year lifespan ...
Malay Mail

Dior bets on Jonathan Anderson’s nature-driven fantasy as LVMH chases a turnaround

Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson showed floating flower-shaped dresses and heels decorated with water lilies for his first autumn/winter ...
BusinessWorld

Paris Fashion Week: Biker looks at Hermès; Victoria Beckham shows sheer dresses, sharp suits; Stella McCartney goes equestrian; lace dresses and power suits at Saint Laurent ...

PARIS — Hermès designer Nadege Vanhee took inspiration from the ambience of twilight for a fall/winter collection featuring fluid leather coats, zip-front mini dresses, and biker shorts. (See the show ...

Fleurieu Peninsula’s Southern Ocean Walk will leave you ‘fitter but fatter’

The Fleurieu Peninsula is a beguiling place, and walking tour leader Barry Duykers has a policy for guests so entranced by the Southern Ocean crashing on to Tunkalilla Beach that they miss the track ...
Golden Gate Xpress

Corpse flower blooms at SFSU

What’s that smell? San Francisco State University’s greenhouse held an event to let visitors see and smell the newly bloomed corpse flower. The flower, amorphophallus titanum, takes years to bloom and ...