Move over, Horace: It’s Frederick’s turn to make a stink. Frederick, the “sibling” of last year’s corpse flower sensation at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park in St. Paul ...

Guests photograph "Horace," a Corpse Flower beginning to bloom at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park in St. Paul on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Derek Bourcy / Special to the Pioneer Press) ...

Phil — one of Cal State Long Beach’s rare corpse flowers — is getting ready to bloom. As of Friday, June 13, the flowering plant could bloom as early as Saturday, said the university’s ...

Posted: Jun 13, 2025 / 07:17 AM EDT Updated: Jun 16, 2025 / 08:55 PM EDT NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s called the corpse flower, and it’s drawing in some attention at a local botanic garden.

The corpse flower at The Botanic Garden of Smith College is named U2, based on the garden's alphabetical naming system. The flower arrived at the garden in 2007 as a seed, making it 18 years old.

This flower is part of the aroid family but is popularly known as the corpse flower, originating from Sumatra, Indonesia. These flowers can reach a height of up to 15 feet.

The corpse flower that is getting ready to bloom is named “Phil,” in memory of the late Philip Baker, professor emeritus of plant systematics in the college’s botany program.

The facility will now be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Anyone who’s still in line to see the flower at 7 p.m. will be let in to see the rare bloom, according to Olbrich Gardens PR & Marketing ...

CSULB botonist, Brian Thorson, explains how the corpse flower is a hermaphrodite but is unable to pollinate itself. Long Beach, June 18, 2025. (Photo by Stephanie E’amato, Contributing Photographer) ...