ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Botanical Garden’s largest corpse flower, named Octavia, is expected to bloom in early August. The flower weighs 148 pounds and is on display right now at the ...

ST. LOUIS — A rare plant known for its foul and intense smell is about to bloom at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Octavia, a 148-pound titan arum, commonly known as a "corpse flower," is ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Octavia the corpse flower is blooming at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Corpse flowers have an intense odor and bloom for less than 24 hours.