When a rare corpse plant showed signs of imminent blooming on Cornell's campus March 14, the university opened its greenhouse doors to the public and live-streamed the event through two separate feeds. The plant, dubbed "Wee Stinky" by way of a public vote, went into full bloom on the afternoon of Sunday, March 18, revealing its characteristic rotting flesh odor. But instead of drawing carrion flies, as it would in its native Sumatran rainforests, it drew thousands of people. Read more
Corpse flower to bloom at UW, will stink like rotting meat
Not every flower smells good. There's a giant one getting set to bloom on the University of Washington campus, and it's expected to release a foul stench reminiscent of latrines, gym bags or over-boiled cabbage. Read more
Thousands of people are flocking to the northern Swiss city of Basel to see a giant, stinky flower bloom for the first time. The amorphophallus titanum - known as corpse flower because it exudes a smell of rotting flesh - is the first to blossom in Switzerland in 75 years. The Basel Botanical Gardens expects the 2m plant to attract 10,000 people whilst in bloom. Read more
A rare flower that has bloomed after a gap of almost 20 years has attracted thousands of visitors to a botanical garden in Tokyo. Standing at more than 1.52m tall, the Amorphophallus titanium is native to Indonesia's Sumatra island. Read more