Rare corpse flower blooms, attracting hundreds to Como Park Zoo 01:39. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Lines were right out the door Thursday, as people waited two hours at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, and ...

Angela Woosley, a mortician, waited a couple hours to get a whiff of the corpse flower named Horace at it bloomed at the Como Conservatory in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

Como Zoo’s corpse flower is blooming. A Marjorie McNeely Conservatory horticulturist arrived at work this morning and noticed that the rare flower, called a Titan Arum, was emitting the telltale ...

On Sunday, Como Zoo and Conservatory posted that "bloom watch" is on for its corpse flower, a large endangered plant that puts out foul-smelling flowers rarely and on its own schedule.

Hold your nose, St. Paul. Horace the giant corpse flower is about to bloom — his first grand reveal since arriving at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in 2019 — and he’ll be making his pungent ...

The smell of death is looming. A rare corpse flower bloom is anticipated next week at Como Park’s Marjorie McNeely Conservatory. It would be the second in Minnesota history and one of about 125 ...

The corpse flower has captured the curiosity of Como Park Zoo and Conservatory visitors. It’s expected to bloom soon, possibly this weekend. “I just walked by and I was very intrigued,” said ...

"I have never seen it like this, definitely not for a plant," said Como Park Zoo and Conservatory horticulturist Jen Love. Its rare bloom and smell that makes Horace the corpse flower earn its name.

Its rare bloom and smell that makes Horace the corpse flower earn its name. The distinct scent comes from the flower’s bloom, which only happens once every seven to 10 years.

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — Lines were right out the door Thursday, as people waited two hours at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, and it wasn’t for a new baby animal. “I have never seen it ...