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.
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.
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.
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.
One of the Royal Botanic Garden's Rarest (and Smelliest) Flowers Is About to Bloom for the First Time in 15 Years
Starring the world's largest flower, it will be a botanical spectacle like no other, but you may want to hold your nose if you visit this infamously stinky plant.
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,
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.
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.
Stinky bloom of 'corpse flower' enthrals thousands
The long wait to see Putricia fully unfurl has spawned jokes and even a unique lingo in the livestream's chat, with thousands commenting "WWTF", or "We Watch the Flower". The livestream attracted more than 8,
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.
‘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.
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 ...
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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 ...