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

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

18 reactions · 6 comments | It was fate.  Today… We finally got to smell our very first Corpse Flower aka Amorphophallus Titanum.  Our girl Meg is in her very first bloom at Houston Museum of Natural Science and showed up just as beautiful and stinky as ever. Hurry in because she only stays in bloom for a very short period, like a couple of days… and then it’s up to her when she’ll bloom again. | 93Q Houston | Facebook