Science Look-In: Winter Blooming Corpse Flower Research (Online Q&A)

Nate Braddock, USBG Gardener (Advanced) 
Join us online for a behind-the-scenes real-time look at science at work on our first-ever winter-blooming corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum). We’ll explore current research the USBG Horticulture team is performing about how various elements in the growing environment might affect blooms, the unique lifecycle stages of this endangered plant — from corm to colossal leaf to emerging bloom — and uncover the optimal conditions that make it all possible. We'll also share how botanic gardens and scientists around the world are collaborating to conserve this rare plant. Because this is a scheduled program, we may catch the flower at peak, just before it opens, or just after its dramatic moment… but either way, you’ll have a front-row seat to science at work.

Intended Audience: All Levels

Friday, February 27, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Eastern
Location: Online
FREE: Pre-registration required


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About the presenters

Nate Braddock

Gardener
U.S. Botanic Garden
Nate Braddock is a Gardener on the Horticulture Collections team at the U.S. Botanic Garden. He uses his horticulture expertise to care for our carnivorous plant collections.