Visitors traveled far and wide to catch a whiff of the infamous ‘Corpse Flower’ that bloomed on Friday, July 29 at the New York Botanical Garden’s Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Known as ‘Amorphophallus titanum’, the massive flower gets its nickname from its distinctive odor which attracts pollinators that feed on dead animals.
Corpse Flower Blooms At NYBG
People from as far away as the Jersey Shore traveled to see the Corpse Flower in bloom in 2016. It was the first time since the 1930s that the flower has returned to the NYBG.
Photo by Silvio Pacifico
