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Corpse Flower

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 17 Jul 23

Most of you perhaps know of this rare flower known as Corpse Flower (Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) that blooms that blooms once in 7 or 8 years. What puts off people is that it smells like a dead corpse. Looking at the...

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Would you want to?

Amber @AmbiePam (120598) • United States 22 Apr 22

Would you want to smell the corpse flower? It was on display downtown at the botanical gardens, and I was intrigued. Apparently, it only blooms every seven or so years, and bloomed for only up to 36 hours. I like weird things so...

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Corpse Flowers Deadly Smell

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97908) • Daytona Beach, Florida 24 Jan 19

What can one say about the corpse flower but that it is the largest branched main stem concern flowering plant in the world. It is native to Sumatra. The plant stands at 8.2 feet tall. Unfortunately, it smells like a decomposing...

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Minnesota's stinky flower

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 11 Apr 08

have you ever heard of the corpse flower, or the Titan Arum? Apparently it is very rare and it grows in Minnesota. The flower gets its name because it smells like a rotten corpse for a few days before the smell goes away. I just...

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