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An\u00a0Amorphophallus gigas<\/em>\u00a0plant bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York on January 24, with hundreds of flowers producing a putrid stench.
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The air was thick with both anticipation and a pungent smell as visitors flocked to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden last weekend for a chance to see a rare flower bloom.<\/p>\n

The Amorphophallus gigas<\/em>\u2014a cousin to Amorphophallus titanum<\/em>, commonly known as a corpse flower<\/a>\u2014is native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The specimen in Brooklyn, nicknamed \u201cSmelliot\u201d by garden staff, arrived in 2018 as a seedling from Malaysia, according to a statement<\/a> from the garden. Now almost six feet tall, it\u2019s one of only ten known plants of its species housed at a botanic garden worldwide.<\/p>\n

This was Smelliot\u2019s first inflorescence\u2014so called because rather than a single flower, it has hundreds of flowers inside the bloom, explains Chris Sprindis, a gardener at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, to John Minchillo at the Associated Press<\/a>. <\/em>And beyond its standout smell, such a bloom is special, because it\u2019s rare: With years between these events, and weeks of anticipation as the plant\u2019s tall spadix grows, the blossoming period only lasts about three days.<\/p>\n

The chance to see\u2014and smell\u2014the flower drew New Yorkers outside, despite the cold. \u201cEven while the chills of winter can easily keep me indoors snuggled under a blanket, watching this once-in-a-lifetime flower about to bloom has made me very excited,\u201d visitor Jackie Jackson tells Anna Kod\u00e9 at the New York Times<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve only seen stories about the corpse flower on TV or online, so to be able to see and smell this in person is a tremendous and exciting opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A corpse flower bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, with some comparing the massive plant to rotten food or stinky cheese. Are you brave enough to take a sniff?https:\/\/t.co\/00nim7rp1T<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/B8TUALwvSf<\/a><\/p>\n

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The plant smells bad for good reason. The scent of rotting flesh attracts pollinators, like beetles and flies, that lay their eggs in dead animals. \u201cIt smells like feet, cheese and rotten meat. It just smelled like the worst possible combination of smells,\u201d visitor Elijah Blades tells the AP.<\/em> \u201cThat was disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The short-lived bloom lasted from Friday morning through Sunday, when it collapsed. Another inflorescence won\u2019t occur for a while, adds Sprindis to the AP. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to happen next year. It\u2019s going to be several years before it happens again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Visitors to Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden photograph a blooming corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum<\/em>) on January 24.<\/p>\n

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So far, 2025 seems to be the year of the smelly flower: A bloom of the related species Amorphophallus titanum<\/em> also recently<\/a> drew thousands of people to Sydney\u2019s Royal Botanic Garden, where a corpse flower hadn\u2019t bloomed for 15 years. A 24\/7 livestream<\/a> of the flower, dubbed \u201cPutricia<\/a>,\u201d garnered more than one million views.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething that occurs this rarely is always a special occasion,\u201d says Brett Summerell<\/a>, chief scientist at the city\u2019s Royal Botanic Garden, to the Guardian<\/a><\/em>\u2019s Caitlin Cassidy. \u201cIt\u2019s spectacular, it\u2019s unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

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