A rare, exotic plant known for its putrid bouquet has bloomed inside the pyramids of Edmonton’s Muttart Conservatory.
The corpse flower bloomed overnight Thursday, emitting a putrid odour of discarded diapers, rotting meat and hot garbage.
And with its new, massive bloom, the flower has been given an official name, Gagnes.
“Gagnes the corpse flower has opened,” Sarah Birmingham, the Muttart’s lead grower, said Friday morning.
“It opened in the night last night and is standing 70 inches tall.
“It’s stunning and stinky.” The massive bloom is only expected to last a day or so before it begins to decompose. (Muttart Conservatory)
The bloom is a smell-it-while-you-can experience.
The Amorphophallus titanum flower, native to the jungles of Indonesia, is a rare sight.
The plant can go five
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