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CBS News
a day ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Forward Township sunflower festival returns after cancellation last year
A lack of rainfall and deer canceled the sunflower season at Schwirian Farm in 2024. Now, in a matter of days, 750,000 sunflowers will be in full bloom, and the farm will be open for business. Now in its sixth year, you can officially mark your calendar for some spectacular sunflowers at the farm this summer. Sunflower fields at Schwirian Farm are expected to be in full bloom as early as Thursday, July 17. "You're just starting to see the yellow, the yellow will totally open up, become about eight to nine inches," said Schwirian Farm owner, Jay Schwirian. "Our idea is to get them all out there at one time, so you have a big, spectacular view." It's 12 acres of sunflowers, with sections for photos and picking. Schwirian said he's feeling hopeful after a $12,000 loss last year with a dead sunflower season. "Total loss, yeah, we're talking about multiple thousands." From a business standpoint, the dried-up sunflowers impacted the farm, and close to 100 professional photographers, like Jeff Houghes, owner of Jeffrey Hughes Fine Art Photography. "That's my go-to place, the sunflower fields. I felt really bad for them, more so than myself," Hughes said. Hughes takes photos of senior portraits, family photos, and more, capturing the seasonally stunning sight, with lots of customers. "It's just something about the sunflowers that seems to bring a lot of joy to a lot of people," he added. Returning to the Schwirian Farm remains a joy for Hughes. The farm is free to visit. It's truly a bright side, which can be seen in full bloom soon after many rainy summer days. Once the sunflowers are in full bloom, Schwirian Farm will be open from 10 a.m. to dusk. In addition to the sunflowers, you can also buy honey and oil. here.
The Independent
6 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Crowds flock to see rare corpse flower bloom
A rare corpse flower, also known as the titan arum, has begun blooming in California at the Gardens Golden Gate Park. When in full bloom, the endangered flower emits a pungent odour comparable to rotten flesh. This distinctive bloom only lasts for two days and occurs just once every three to five years. Native to Sumatra, Indonesia, the Titan Arum can grow up to 10ft tall. Watch the video in full above.
The Independent
6 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Rare notoriously stinky flower begins blooming in California
A rare flower that is known for its distinctive foul smell has begun blooming in California. Footage shows the corpse flower, also known as the Titan Arum, in bloom at the Gardens Golden Gate Park on Tuesday (8 July). The flower omits the pungent odor that is comparable to rotten flesh when it is in full bloom, which only lasts for two days and only happens once every three to five years. The endangered corpse flowers are native to Sumatra, Indonesia and can grow up to 10ft tall.
Sky News
6 days ago
- General
- Sky News
Corpse flower that smells like rotting meat begins rare bloom in San Francisco
A rare flower that famously smells like rotting meat has begun to bloom in San Francisco. People lined up at the Conservatory of Flowers botanical garden to get a glimpse (and a whiff) of the corpse flower, as it entered the first of its two-day bloom on 8 July. The flower, also known by its scientific name amorphophallus titanum or titan arum, is known for its distinctively pungent smell, which has been likened in the past to dead animals, rotten meat, eggs, sweaty socks, sewage and rubbish. Sharing the news on social media, the botanical garden, which is in the city's Golden Gate Park, encouraged people to come and see the phenomenon. It said it was extending its opening hours in the day and into the evening on 9 July for as many people as possible to see the flower, which it has named Chanel. The blooming process only lasts for a couple of days and will not occur again for another three to five years, according to the garden's website. Native to Indonesia, the corpse flower is known locally as bunga bangkai. It is endemic to the rainforests of western Sumatra. When in bloom, the green exterior of the plant opens up to reveal a bright reddish-pink interior. Its pungent smell acts to attract pollinators such as flies. After two days, the pointed structure in the middle of the plant - known as the spadix - withers and collapses, starting years of dormancy before the next blooming period. Earlier this year, crowds gathered to witness a corpse flower bloom at Canberra's Australian National Botanic Gardens in Australia. It was the first time the specific plant had bloomed in 15 years. An estimated 20,000 admirers also turned out to experience a separate rancid bloom at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney in late January. 1:32 The last corpse flower to bloom in San Francisco was in February 2024 at the California Academy of Sciences (CAS), a research institution and museum. At the time, people said they had moved work meetings and taken their children out of school in order to see the flower.
NHK
6 days ago
- Science
- NHK
One of world's largest flowers blooms at botanical garden near Tokyo
One of the world's largest and most foul-smelling flowers has bloomed for the first time in two years, at a botanical garden near Tokyo. The titan arum, native to Indonesia, flowered this week at Tsukuba Botanical Garden, a research facility of Japan's National Museum of Nature and Science. The flowers can grow higher than 3 meters. The one that bloomed at Tsukuba is 93 centimeters tall and 59 centimeters wide. It began to shrink on Wednesday, three days after blossoming. Visitors took photos and smelled its distinctive odor. One said he was happy to see the flower up close, and hopes to visit again if another one blooms.
