Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower that smells like a rotting corpse
One by one, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pulled out their phones snap pictures of the rare blooming plant before leaning in to brave a whiff of its infamously putrid scent, which resembles that of rotting flesh.
‘Stinky cheese, some poop smells’: See why New Yorkers are flocking to this rare ‘corpse flower’
It’s not a flower you’d likely buy on Valentine’s Day but the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s rare amorphophallus gigas plant is in bloom and visitors want a whiff – even if it does smell “like a rotting corpse.
Rare corpse flower blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, crowds drawn to its "stinky cheese, foot smell"
A rare corpse flower bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where people waited in line for hours Saturday to get a whiff of its unique scent.
‘Rotting' corpse flower in rare bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Garden for a limited time
Usually, people try to avoid anything considered “rotting.” But a rare flower on display in Brooklyn is expected to attract large crowds this weekend. The infamous flower known for its rotting, putrid smell started blooming on Friday.
Corpse flower blooming at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
A foul-smelling corpse flower is blooming at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The BBG said around New Year's Eve, a gardener noticed the plant's inflorescence was starting to emerge and moved it into the garden's Aquatic House.
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5 facts about corpse flowers that don’t stink
Today, it’s not a tree that’s growing in Brooklyn. Instead, the petals of a rare type of corpse flower have officially opened up at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The putrid smelling ...
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Blooming corpse flower unleashes foul ‘rotten flesh’ stench at Brooklyn Botanical Garden in historical first
Would a plant by any other name stink so bad? An extremely rare corpse flower dramatically bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Friday for the first time in Big Apple history — unleashing a ...
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A plant in the ‘corpse flower’ family is blooming in Brooklyn: What does it smell like?
The Amorphophallus gigas, a cousin to the infamous "corpse flower," is beginning to bloom at the Aquatic House in the ...
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Rare corpse flower expected to bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Garden this week
NEW YORK — A foul-smelling corpse flower is expected to bloom this week at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The BBG posted on its Instagram Thursday, saying the plant is starting to faintly smell.
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A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff
Tall, pointed and smelly, the corpse flower is scientifically known as amorphophallus titanum — or bunga bangkai in Indonesia, where the plants are found in the Sumatran rainforest. But to fans ...
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A rare plant emits a stink of death when it blooms. Thousands in Australia queued to get close to it
Tall, pointed and smelly, the corpse flower is scientifically known as amorphophallus titanum — or bunga bangkai in Indonesia, where the plants are found in the Sumatran rainforest. But to fans ...
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Rare ‘Corpse Flower’ blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, draws brave visitors to smell Its stench
Rare ‘Corpse Flower’ blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, draws brave visitors to smell Its stench Associated Press Videos Updated Fri, January 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM UTC ...