Sydney, corpse flower

Thousands flock to smell plant that reeks of dead rat, rotting rubbish
She may smell like rotting flesh but “Putricia”, the internet-famous corpse flower, has been the centre of attention at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney over the last two days.
Thousands flock to see rare, smelly corpse flower bloom in Sydney
A rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed in Sydney on Friday for the first time in more than a decade, emitting an odour likened to rotting flesh and delighting thousands who queued for a whiff.
Tune Into a Livestream of a Blooming Corpse Flower in Sydney
The corpse flower at the Royal Sydney Botanic Garden—nicknamed Putricia, a combination of putrid and Patricia —is drawing an enormous crowd. People are waiting three hours to see her bloom and get a whiff, with 20,000 fans having visited the plant so far.
Sydney’s Corpse Flower Putricia Is About To Bloom & The Livestream Comments Are Bonkers
Alongside being one of the biggest flowers in the world, the endangered Bunga Bangkai is known for the stench that oozes from it when it blooms. According to the Botanic Gardens Of Sydney website, it has been described as “rotting flesh”, “wet socks”, “hot cat food” or for a more specific picture, “rotting possum flesh”.
Big, stinky corpse flower Putricia blooms in Sydney, watched on by thousands via livestream
The flower has been said to smell like rotting flesh, wet socks or hot cat food, and only stinks for 24 hours after blooming.
It smells like death’: Why thousands are flocking to Syndey to see a ‘stinky’ flower bloom
The blooming of a giant corpse flower in Sydney has become an event with thousands flocking to see it at the Royal Botanic Garden and hundreds of thousands following it online. But why are so many people interested in this five-foot-tall flower that gives off the stench of death?
Stinky bloom of 'corpse flower' enthrals thousands
An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the internet in the process, with thousands already tuned in to a livestream to witness its grand debut. The titan arum plant, housed in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney, blooms only once every few years for just 24 hours.
Corpse flower: Plant with 'deadly' stench pulls huge crowds for rare bloom in Sydney
Staff at the gardens revealed they considered putting vomit bags in the room, where crowds lined up to get a whiff of what many have described as a "rotting" smell.
'Putricia' the corpse flower: The stinky sensation everyone's talking about
Nicknamed 'Putricia', Sydney's flower is set to bloom any moment — emitting a foul odour for 24 hours before it dies. The big moment could be on Monday night or the following day, according to horticulturalists at the botanic gardens, who have set up a dedicated display for Putricia, with a warm mister, for tens of thousands of visitors to attend.
Sydney’s long-awaited, foul-smelling ‘corpse flower’ is finally blooming
Visitors are invited to come to smell the corpse flower’s rotten perfume during extended opening hours at the botanic garden before the flower withers and dies.
Sydney's Stinky Corpse Flower Attracts Thousands Wanting A Whiff
An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a greenhouse in Sydney.
A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff
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‘Our queen’: Famous corpse flower draws massive crowds in Sydney
The blooming of an ultra-stinky corpse flower has drawn massive crowds in Sydney as thousands flock to marvel at its unique rotting stench.