A rare plant emits a stink of death when it blooms. Thousands in Australia queued to get close to it
An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a greenhouse in Sydney, Australia.
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,
'Putricia' the corpse flower: Stinky sensation begins long-awaited bloom
The endangered plant's rare unfurling has captivated the internet and inspired a series of memes and nicknames.
Corpse Flower: Thousands Line Up To See Rare Plant Which Emits Stink Of Death
Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden became the center of fascination as an endangered corpse flower, infamous for its foul odor and rare bloom.
A Bloom Worth the Stink: Rare Corpse Flower Captivates Australia
A plant known as the stinky plant or the corpse flower for its putrid stink is about to bloom in Australia and has captivated the internet.
LIVE
LIVE: A corpse flower blooms in Sydney
Watch live as an endangered plant that blooms every 15 years and known as the ‘corpse flower’ for its putrid stink, housed in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Australia,
Thousands in Australia queue to get close to rare plant that emits a stink of death when it blooms
Tall, pointed and smelly, the corpse flower is scientifically known as amorphophallus titanum — or bunga bangkai in Indonesia, where the plants are found in the Sumatran rainforest.
Thousands watch and wait for rare stinky flower to bloom
The corpse flower is an endangered plant that blooms just once every few years for only 24 hours. One such plant living in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens is set to bloom and has been called "Putricia" due to its putrid smell.
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 blooming after weeks of anticipation
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.
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,
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.
Why thousands are flocking to Syndey to see the ‘stinky’ flower bloom
The blooming of a giant corpse flower in Sydney has become an event with thousands flocking to see it at the Royal Botanic ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2h
Plant that reeks of gym socks, rotting garbage has thousands in Australia lining up for a whiff
Hundreds of devoted fans flocked to a greenhouse in Sydney on Thursday to smell the corpse flower, an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh ...
Australia Corpse Flower
An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink, is about to bloom at the Royal Botanical Gardens in ...