The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh drew hundreds of devoted fans to a greenhouse in Sydney to experience a momentous bloom.
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.
The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh has drawn devoted fans to a greenhouse in Sydney where they joined three-hour lines to experience a momentous bloom – ...