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    Photos: Curious visitors flock to corpse flower's stinky bloom

    Giant flower blooms for only 1 to 3 days every few years, boasting a powerful stench


    Published:  August 29, 2023 14:30 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor  and  with inputs from AFP
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    San Marino: A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but with a corpse flower - well, tinkering around the edges isn't going to help. Image Credit: AFP
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    A giant Amorphophallus Titanium opened its less-than-delicate petals this week at the Huntingdon Library near Los Angeles, an event that only comes once every few years. And it is giving off a powerful reek. Image Credit: AFP
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    "It smells of rotting flesh," says conservatory gardener Bryce Dunn. "It's trying to attract carrion flies to come pollinate it, so the more it can get that smell out the more flies it attracts, the better the plant does." Image Credit: AFP
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    The bloom, which stands as tall as a human being, is actually a collection of hundreds of little flowers, both male and female, opening at slightly different times, and has been preparing for its moment in the spotlight for around a month. Image Credit: AFP
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    But like all the best floral treats - think of the delicate ephemerality of Japan's famous cherry blossom, but stinky and smelling of dead things - you've got to be quick to catch it. Image Credit: AFP
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    "Once the flower opens, it's gone within 48 hours," says Dunn. "So it's a very, very short-lived bloom, but it's quite spectacular." Image Credit: AFP
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    Visitors on Monday flocked to see the corpse flower in all its pungent splendor. "It's such a rare event. I think I'm so lucky to get to see it," Diana Doo told AFP. Image Credit: AFP
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    But for Paul Rulmohr, the name didn't quite seem accurate. "I wouldn't say that it was like a corpse," he said. "It's more like an urban dumpster. But it's good... if you're into that ." Image Credit: AFP
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    Visitors gather to view the Corpse Flower during it's brief bloom, as it is displayed at the Botanical Gardens section of the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, on August 28, 2023. Image Credit: AFP
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    The Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum) is the largest unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom and can grow more than 8 feet (2.43m) tall, blooming for only 1 to 3 days every few years, boasting a powerful stench when it blooms, earning the flower its putrid name. Image Credit: AFP

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