Exotic corpse flower begins to emit is putrid scent at Vancouver conservatory
Jul 16, 2018 | 6:45 AM
VANCOUVER — A unique and exotic tropical plant, acclaimed for its size and abhorred for its smell, is blooming at a Vancouver conservatory.
A news release from the Vancouver Park Board says the titan arum, the largest flower on earth, began to bloom Sunday evening.
Over the next 24 to 28 hours the plant, better known as the corpse flower because of its powerful stench, will release an aroma that has been described as similar to rotting flesh, discarded diapers or hot garbage.
The park board says the now nearly two-metre tall flower produces the smell and a deep-red flesh colour inside the open petal in order to attract pollinator insects like carrion beetles and flesh flies that feed on dead animals.
