Alex Chapin

At the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, the countdown is on to one of nature’s most amazing – yet infrequent and bizarre – events: the blooming of a Titan Arum, or “corpse flower.” The Titan Arum gets its deathly nickname from the putrid smell it releases as it blooms. But there’s much more to the plant than its pungent odor.



For more information, see: Titan Arum

Check out our new podcast “The Plants We Eat,” where director Jeff Gillman discusses the history, culture, biology and unique facts about the plants we eat.

From apples and artichokes to digitalis and peyote, Jeff discusses how the world is full of amazing plants that we interact with on a daily basis and how this greenery can sustain us, intoxicate us, cure us of disease, and even kill us.

We are thrilled to announce that, because of your support, we will be installing another new garden this coming year. In October we let all of you know about our intention to build a Garden filled with native and underutilized fruits and that we were going to do it with funds from a crowdfunding campaign.