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.
Sydney corpse flower ‘Putricia’ blooms at the Royal Botanic Garden
It's the smell Sydney has been anticipating for weeks, and the Royal Botanic Gardens' corpse flower has today begun to bloom. Thousands of people have visited the plant in person, and tuned in online to witness 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.
Corpse flower blooms at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens for first time in 15 years
A rare and revolting spectacle has drawn tens of thousands to Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens, where a foul-smelling flower has finally bloomed.
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
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.
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.
9000 people are currently watching a plant that stinks bloom in Sydney’s Botanic Gardens
Commonly known as the Corpse Flower - it smells like rotting flesh - just 1000 specimens are still in the wild in the rainforests of Sumatra.
A rare giant ‘Corpse Flower’ is about to bloom at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens
Apparently, it’s tradition for Corpse Flowers to receive a nickname when they’re about to bloom. So, the team at Sydney's Botanic Gardens has officially dubbed this one “Putricia” – which is arguably perfect.
Corpse flower recap: ‘Putricia’ in full bloom at Sydney’s Botanic Gardens
For the first time in 15 years, Putricia - the corpse flower with a vomit-smelling perfume - will flower for only about 24 hours before it withers and dies. Join us for rolling coverage of this long-awaited event.
Thousands queue in Sydney to see rare corpse flower bloom
Known for its smell of putrid, rotting flesh, a Corpse Flower has bloomed for the first time in 15 years at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney on Thursday (January 23). The botanical gardens chief scientist Brett Summerell explains the reason for the smell and visitors share their impressions of the flower.
‘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.
An unfolding spectacle: This flower in Sydney is capturing hearts and noses alike
Native to Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest, corpse flowers bloom only every 7-10 years, with fewer than 1,000 in existence globally. Putricia, after seven years of careful nurturing, grew from a modest ...
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 ...