Pungent corpse flower blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Rare corpse flower blooming at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
A foul-smelling corpse flower is blooming at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The BBG said around New Year's Eve, a gardener noticed the plant's inflorescence was starting to emerge and moved it into the garden's Aquatic House.
Blooming corpse flower unleashes foul ‘rotten flesh’ stench at Brooklyn Botanical Garden in historical first
The monumental blooming marks the first time an Amorphophallus gigas — a plant native to Sumatra and lovingly nicknamed the corpse flower — has opened its petals at the Crown Heights garden. It is the very first of its kind to ever bloom in all of New York City, the garden proudly confirmed.
Rare ‘Corpse Flower’ blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, draws brave visitors to smell Its stench
Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s rare Amorphophallus gigas, native to Sumatra, bloomed for the first time since 2018 on January 24, attracting visitors eager to experience its towering height and infamous carrion stench.
Rare corpse flower set to bloom this week in Brooklyn
The rare corpse flower is set to bloom this week at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. It can grow up to 11 feet and blooms every two to 10 years. The stench is short-lived only lasting for 24 hours.
Corpse flower blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, draws crowd despite foul smell
The enormous plant, officially known as Amorphophallus gigas, is notorious for the pungent odor it emits upon blooming - a smell often likened to rotting flesh.

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