If you’ve ever wondered what rotting flesh smells like, take a trip to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to find out. The Amorphophallus gigas, a cousin to the infamous corpse flower, will bloom soon at ...
The Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia featured this flower. Scientifically it's named the Giant Amorphophallus Titanum, but nicknamed Putricia by the locals for its foul stench.
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.