38K views · 562 reactions | A rare titan arum – also know as “corpse flower” - has bloomed at London’s @kewgardens. The smell, often likened to rotten flesh, is meant to attract pollinators to the giant flower. Dozens of people queued up to catch a photo and a whiff, as the plant can take up to 12 years to flower but is usually in bloom for no longer than a day. #AFP  Clara CHARLES #titanarum #kewgardens | AFP News Agency | Facebook

Meet Smellanie! A Titan Arum or Corpse flower (that has been nicknamed Smellanie) at the Adelaide Botanic Garden will be flowering for a short period of time. While the exact time of bloom can be hard to predict, it is expected to be sometime this week. Endemic to Sumatra, this large flower blooms for 24-48 hours and is well known for giving off a rotting carcass smell to attract bugs. This smell combined with the flowers’ deep color and heat generation attracts bugs to pollinate the plant. With

99K views · 1.2K reactions | The Botanic Gardens in Sydney hosted the rare and infamous "corpse flower," officially known as Giant Amorphophallus Titanum. Blooming for just 24 hours, it drew massive crowds eager to witness—and smell—the flower's unique stench. | Inside Edition | Facebook