Sydney's corpse flower attracts thousands of people with its rare blossom and its stench of rotting flesh, offering a fascinating lesson.
Frequently deployed acronyms included WWTF, or we watch the flower, WDNRP — we do not rush Putricia – and BBTB, or blessed be the bloom. “Putricia is a metaphor for my life,” wrote one ...
The stench of death would normally repel sightseers ... The fact that Putricia is the first corpse flower to bloom at the garden in 15 years has fueled her rapid rise to fame.
People view an endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink, which is about to bloom at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo ...