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(CBS)--The wait is over for Spike, the corpse flower at the Chicago Botanic Garden, but it's not the smelly end fans had hoped for, reports WBBM's Bob Roberts. Spike's outer sheath or spathe was ...

A rare and foul-smelling moment in the plant kingdom is about to unfold at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The corpse flower named "Spike" is on the verge of blooming and if you've smelled one, you might ...

Orchids are notoriously difficult to care for - but one easy trick could guarantee new flowers. Many of us buy orchids when they already have flowers, which can make it hard to know what to do with ...

Forget Spike. Alice is now the darling of visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Like Spike, Alice is a titan arum — a corpse flower — a rare plant that’s native to the rain forests of ...