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(CBS)--The wait is over for Spike, the corpse flower at the Chicago Botanic Garden, but it's not the smelly end fans had hoped for, reports WBBM's Bob Roberts. Spike's outer sheath or spathe was ...

A rare and foul-smelling moment in the plant kingdom is about to unfold at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The corpse flower named "Spike" is on the verge of blooming and if you've smelled one, you might ...

Forget Spike. Alice is now the darling of visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Like Spike, Alice is a titan arum — a corpse flower — a rare plant that’s native to the rain forests of ...

If you are stuck on round flowers in the garden, it’s time to incorporate some spiky textures courtesy of the wonderful selections of Salvia farinacea. Not only will you add excitement, but you also ...

Spiky, spiny, bladed and pointed plants stir up excitement in the garden while offering a counterpoint to billowy, puffy or mounding plants. Many sharp plants offer an architectural line or profile to ...