On Thursday, thousands of enthusiasts came to a greenhouse in Sydney, Australia, to admire the bloom of an endangered tropical plant.
Rare blossom of the corpse flower in Sydney
An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" is about to bloom at the Sydney Botanic Gardens, Australia, 23.01.2025
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The Amorphophallus titanum, nicknamed "Putricia" by its fans, bloomed and gave off a foul smell of rotting flesh.
Many visitors queued up to admire the 1.6 metre high flower, which smelt like a corpse.
The bloom, the first in 15 years at the Royal Sydney Botanic Garden, generated an incredible response, with more than 13,000 admirers.
In the wild, the plant only flowers every 7 to 10 years.