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.
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.
Last chance to see - and smell - rare 'corpse flower' bloom
It's been 15 years since the foul-smelling flower showed its petals in Sydney, but the rare Amorphophallus titanum – also known as a corpse flower – is finally blooming.
Rare corpse flower expected to bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Garden this week
NEW YORK — A foul-smelling corpse flower is expected to bloom this week at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The BBG posted on its Instagram Thursday, saying the plant is starting to faintly smell. They don't know when exactly it will be in full bloom, but according to the BBG website, their "best guess" is this weekend.
Rare blossom of the corpse flower in Sydney
The flowering of the amorphophallus titanum, nicknamed "Putricia", attracted more than 13,000 visitors to the Royal Sydney Botanic Garden. View on euronews
Rare corpse flower set to bloom this week in Brooklyn
The rare corpse flower is set to bloom this week at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. It can grow up to 11 feet and blooms every two to 10 years. The stench is short-lived only lasting for 24 hours.
It’s big, it’s rare and it’s dead smelly: Visitors flock to see the ‘corpse flower’ in bloom
Visitors gathered in Sydney to witness the blooming of a rare flower known as the "corpse flower," which opens for just 24 hours, once every few years.
Sydney's Rare Corpse Flower Blooms After a Decade
The rare corpse flower, known for its foul odor and large size, bloomed in Sydney for the first time in over a decade. Visitors lined up to experience its unique characteristics, as the Royal Botanic Garden stayed open late for the event.
The waiting stinks, but Sydney may soon enjoy the aroma of its 'corpse flower'
The flower's Latin name translates as "giant, misshapen penis." But it's better known to locals as "Putricia." Royal Botanical Garden Sydney has even set up a livestream in anticipation.
Thousands queue in Sydney to see rare corpse flower bloom
Thousands queue in Sydney to see and smell a corpse flower bloom for the first time in 15 years :::: Sydney, Australia:: Rony Varghese, Sydney resident:: "Probably close to, like rotten egg, or like something of like sulfur,
A corpse flower is about to bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
"Amorphophallus gigas," nicknamed the "corpse flower" for the rotting flesh odor it emits, is expected to bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden this week.
How Putricia the Blooming Corpse Flower—the Internet’s Stinkiest It Girl—Should Dress for Her Coming Out
Popping up on my FYP, all three meters of her, was Putricia the Corpse Flower, the Botanic Gardens of Sydney’s Araceae It girl.
A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff
An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a ...
‘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.
The night I accidentally became a corpse flower’s bedside manservant
I ran to the Botanic Gardens late last night – and accidentally became involved with the stinky, intimate art of Putricia’s pollination.