'Smells of rotting flesh': Rare corpse stinks out California
Tuesday, 29 August 2023 Named Amorphophallus titanium, this corpse flower was the centre of attraction this week at the Huntingdon Library near Los Angeles. The event, which is organised once every few years, witnessed people flocking to smell the intense reek.
Visitors flock to the Huntington Botanical Garden in California to watch and smell the ephemeral blooming of a corpse flower, which smells of "rotting flesh" according to gardener Bryce Dunn. "It's more like a dumpster in a big city where you walk by and smell the garbage. It's good... if you like...