The flower has been said to smell like rotting flesh, wet socks or hot cat food, and only stinks for 24 hours after blooming.
A corpse flower dubbed Putricia has finally begun to bloom at Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney., has the biggest, smelliest flower spike in the world.Putricia will emit its stinky smell for 24 hours, with the gardens planning to remain open until midnight.Share article
Corpse flowers are rare and endangered and usually found in the West Sumatran rainforests, with estimates that there are less than 1,000 specimens left in the wild. It is the fifth corpse flower to bloom at the gardens, following predecessors in 2010, 2008, 2004 and a double bloom in 2006.Putricia could produce '400 babies'
Horticulture and living collections director John Siemon said after Putricia flowers, a new single leaf would eventually be produced from the underground corm, or bulbo tuber, and the plant will continue to grow.
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