A rare, stinky corpse flower recently bloomed in Sydney, Australia. CBC Kids News asks kids if they would go out of their way ...
“We’re incredibly lucky to have a second Corpse Flower plant enter the flower stage,” Prof Summerell said. “This is an amazing opportunity for us to take the lessons we learnt from Putricia and ...
A livestream of a "corpse flower" due to bloom in Sydney's botanic gardens has captivated the internet.
The corpse flower at the Australian National Botanic Gardens is at least 15 years old but had never flowered before now.
The bloom has attracted up to 20,000 admirers who filed past, hoping to experience the smell for themselves, with some attendees describing it as "like death," "like poop," and "like sewage water." ...
Sydney's corpse flower attracts thousands of people with its rare blossom and its stench of rotting flesh, offering a ...
Dubbed Putricia, the titan arum plant emits a putrid smell likened to "something rotting" or "hot garbage" for 24 hours after ...
People in the livestream's chat have developed their own sayings, with thousands commenting "WWTF", or "We Watch the Flower". Other popular abbreviations are WDNRP (We Do Not Rush Putricia) and BBTB ...
The flower emits a smell akin to rotting flesh to attract pollinators A flower which emits a stench similar to rotting flesh has finally bloomed. The Titan Arum at Cambridge University Botanic ...
The plant contains several hundred flowers in the base of its spadix. It is endangered in the wild due to deforestation and land degradation. Putricia is one of several titan arums in Sydney's ...