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Botanical Mystery Tour is a podcast about the real-life science behind the plants in pop culture. Botanical Mystery Tour is produced by the Chicago Botanic Garden.
The Simpsons, Dennis the Menace, and the Corpse Flower
Botanical Mystery Tour
27 minutes 33 seconds
6 years ago
The Simpsons, Dennis the Menace, and the Corpse Flower
Amorphophallus titanum, better known as the corpse flower, is one of the Garden’s superstar plants. These stinky, rare blooms attract thousands of visitors intrigued by their foul odor and towering height. How has the corpse flower been accurately (and inaccurately) portrayed as a character in pop culture? Are the references in Dennis the Menace (“The 40 Year Orchid”) and The Simpsons (“Sumatran Century Flower”) based in science or fiction?
Botanical Mystery Tour
Botanical Mystery Tour is a podcast about the real-life science behind the plants in pop culture. Botanical Mystery Tour is produced by the Chicago Botanic Garden.
