The corpse flower at the Australian National Botanic Gardens is at least 15 years old but had never flowered before now.

Across the globe in Australia, a Amorphophallus titanum corpse flower nicknamed Putricia has been blooming for the past week ...

The incredible botanical coincidence comes just two and a half weeks after the flower named Putricia became a global ...

Popping up on my FYP, all three meters of her, was Putricia the Corpse Flower, the Botanic Gardens of Sydney’s Araceae It girl.

“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 ...

Most years, it just produces a leaf. Mr. Sprindis explained that the ... Brooklyn Botanic Garden announced on Instagram that the corpse flower had bloomed, New Yorkers rushed to experience it ...

However, the odds are slim. Most buds enter a vegetative phase, growing a leaf that resembles a small tree. The corpse flower life cycle.Credit: Huntington Botanical Gardens and California Science ...

while other corpse flowers have bloomed in other Australian cities in recent years. Thousands turned out to Adelaide Botanic Garden in 2023 to watch the 1.5m-tall specimen unfurl its leaves.

For those willing to brave the stench, the chance to witness the corpse flower’s rare bloom is one that certainly leaves a lasting impression.