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Royal Botanic Gardens bids farewell to corpse flower

Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower that smells like a rotting corpse

One by one, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pulled out their phones snap pictures of the rare blooming plant before leaning in to brave a whiff of its infamously putrid scent, which resembles that of rotting flesh.

The Toowoomba Chronicle · 1d

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.

Time Out · 8d

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.

Would You Stand in Line to Sniff the World’s Most Disgusting Flower?

Thousands of people bore witness to the rare and odorous blooming of Putricia the corpse flower in Sydney, Australia, this ...

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Corpse Flower blooms

A rare corpse flower, nicknamed "Smelliot," has bloomed for the first time at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, attracting ...

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You Can Watch The Royal Botanic Gardens' Rarest Plant Prepare to Flower Via This Round-the-Clock Live Feed

As Sydney waits for this stinky plant to unfurl its petals for the first time in 15 years, thousands of floral fans are following its progress online.

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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 ...

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