Nauseating smell of 'corpse flower' draws 10,000 to South Australian botanic garden

A rare Titan arum, also known as a Corpse Flower, was on display in an Australian botanical garden as thousands lined up to watch it bloom.

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden in Adelaide had been growing the flower, which is known for releasing a smell similar to a rotting corpse when it blooms, for 10 years. Spectators lined up to witness the rare event as the flower was open for 48 hours starting Monday.

The flower came to Mount Lofty by donation from Indonesia in 2006 and was given the name Indah, which means beautiful in Indonesian.


Source: The Guardian
Thu 31 Dec 2015 at 08:59