If you want to see Fredrick up close, the conservatory is open from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. daily, or if you don’t want to smell the flower yourself, you can watch a live streaming camera.

The corpse flower named “Phil” at Cal State Long Beach has bloomed. The university welcomed community members on Wednesday, June 18, for the special occasion.

Cal State Long Beach’s famous corpse flower, named “Phil,” was in full bloom on Wednesday, June 18. The College of Natural Science put the flowering plant on display on Wednesday, which drew a crowd ...

CSULB botonist, Brian Thorson, explains how the corpse flower is a hermaphrodite but is unable to pollinate itself. Long Beach, June 18, 2025. (Photo by Stephanie E’amato, Contributing Photographer) ...

Frederick, the “sibling” of last year’s corpse flower sensation at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park in St. Paul, is expected to bloom imminently (perhaps this weekend).

Meet Frederick the Corpse Flower. He is 8 years old and 68 inches tall, according to the Como Zoo website. Zoo staff are prepping for a massive stench once the flower starts to open.

A second stinky spectacle is ready to make its debut in St. Paul. A corpse flower dubbed "Frederick" could bloom as soon as this week and unleash its famed foul stench at the Como Park Zoo and ...

The corpse flower that is getting ready to bloom is named “Phil,” in memory of the late Philip Baker, professor emeritus of plant systematics in the college’s botany program.