A flower that smells like death and only blooms once a decade is flowering in New York, and its stink is causing a stir.
The Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, is a rare plant that’s more famous for its strong smell than its petals.
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When its leaves open dark red petals are revealed, along with pungent odor, which is said to smell like a rotting body.
One New Yorker described the scent as being like “a hot, trash day in Brunswick,” while another likened it to “vomit.”
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