Now Blooming: Corpse Flower
Event
Sun., July 12, 2026–Sun., July 19, 2026
Dates are approximate | Free with general admission
The Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science
Odorysseus and Odora reached peak bloom on Monday, July 13, and are now beginning to close. The plants will remain on view for the next couple of weeks in the Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science, giving visitors an opportunity to see the blooms gradually collapse—an interesting stage in the Corpse Flower’s life cycle in its own right.
Garden Experiences
The Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum), also known as the Corpse Flower, produces the largest unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom. It can grow more than 12 feet tall, blooms for only 24 hours every two to three years, and boasts a powerful stench when it blooms, earning the flower its putrid common name.
