Corpse Flowers Deadly Smell

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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 animal. The plant blooms every 40 years and is protected by law because it is so rare. It isn’t a single flower but a flowering plant with clusters of blooms. It is when the corpse flower blooms that the spadix heats up and the horrid odor is released. The plant is pollinated by beetles and carrion beetles who are drawn to this scent. Once blooming is done it does not die but if pollinated will produce hundreds of small, golden-colored fruit which then, are eaten and dispersed by animal-like birds and the rhinoceros hornbill. This fruit is not for human consumption. Would anyone like to grow a corpse flower in their garden?