Truth is stranger than fiction
Lavender, jasmine, rose, mimosa, ylang-ylang; flowers whose fragrances have been exploited by designers like Chanel and Givenchy to conjure up a lady’s signature scent. There is one flower, however, whose scent will never be captured in haute couture perfume; an evolutionary marvel, Amorphophallus titanum, affectionately known as “titan arum” or “corpse flower.” The “corpse flower” […]