Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden hosted the highly anticipated bloom of 'Putricia', a rare titan arum (carrion flower), marking its first unfurling in 15 years. Thousands of people worldwide tuned in to an online live-stream to witness the event. The flower, known for its massive size and pungent odor resembling wet socks or rotting cat food, blooms for only 24 hours. The unusual scent attracts pollinators like beetles and flies.
A foul-smelling massive flower that has been nicknamed "Putricia" began its long-awaited bloom at Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden on Thursday. Thousands of people around the world tuned in on an online live-stream to witness the event, which marked the plant's first unfurling in 15 years.
Many online viewers calling themselves "Putricia stans" have been tuning in from near and far. The reason the plant omits such a foul stench, scientists have explained, is to attract pollinators like beetles and flies, which mistake the odour for that of a rotting animal and lay their eggs in it.
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