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Pungent corpse flower blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Rare corpse flower blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, drawing crowds to sniff its "stinky cheese, foot smell"

A rare corpse flower bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden this weekend, and people waited in line for hours to get a whiff of its unique scent.

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Thousands flock to see rare, smelly corpse flower bloom in Sydney

A rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed in Sydney on Friday for the first time in more than a decade, emitting an odour likened to rotting flesh and delighting thousands who queued for a whiff.

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‘Rotting' corpse flower in rare bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Garden for a limited time

Most of the time, people don’t make a pilgrimage to see (and smell) something that smells like rotting meat. But this case is different.

What to know about the corpse flower, which smells like rotting meat

Corpse flower blooms are often inconsistent. Many will bloom once a decade, though sometimes even more frequently.

5 facts about corpse flowers that don’t stink

Across the globe in Australia, a Amorphophallus titanum corpse flower nicknamed Putricia has been blooming for the past week ...

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You Can Watch The Royal Botanic Gardens' Rarest Plant Prepare to Flower Via This Round-the-Clock Live Feed

As Sydney waits for this stinky plant to unfurl its petals for the first time in 15 years, thousands of floral fans are following its progress online.

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Pungent corpse flower blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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