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From the Archive: Amorphophallus Titanum

Josh Rubin

A celebrity of the plant world, the Amorphophallus Titanum, or “the corpse flower,” is a rare bloom that’s native to Indonesia and known for the extreme smell that it emits when it opens.; Cool Hunting Video; nature; A celebrity of the plant world, the Amorphophallus Titanum, or “the corpse flower,” is a rare bloom that’s native to Indonesia and known for the extreme smell that it emits when it opens. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1079031382http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=37009902



As you might have noticed, it’s a slow week around here so we decided to dig up some of our favorite past CH Videos for your viewing pleasure. Originally aired on 18 August 2006, this episode to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens to see a celebrity of the plant world: the Amorphophallus Titanum, or “the corpse flower,” is a rare bloom that’s native to Indonesia and known for the extreme smell that it emits when it opens. Last Summer was the first time it has bloomed since 1939.

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Josh Rubin is COOL HUNTING's founder, editor and executive creative director. He brings his background as a photographer and expertise as a user experience designer to his point of view on what makes a good story for CH—this most often include some kind of intersectionality between art, culture, technology and design. Josh is a bit of an urban hippie, obsessed with most things Japanese, a Sealyham Terrier lover and very food motivated.

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