Corpse Flower at the Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the titan arum, is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. Due to its odor, which is like the smell of a rotting corpse or carcass, the titan arum is also known as the corpse flower. Although the Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens has more than 50 Corpse…
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Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens quick intro tour The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution serving scholars and the general public. In addition to the library, the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens houses an extensive art collection with a focus in 18th- and 19th-century European and…
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Experience a rain forest in the Huntington Library Conservatory An Interactive Science Center The Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science houses interactive exhibits designed to engage children and families in a wonder-filled scientific exploration of plants. Living plants fill a 16,000 square-foot greenhouse that comprises three different habitats (a lowland tropical rain forest, a…
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