Normally, individuals attempt to keep away from something thought of “rotting.”
However a uncommon flower on show in Brooklyn is predicted to draw giant crowds this weekend.
The notorious flower recognized for its rotting, putrid scent began blooming on Friday. It is referred to as the “corpse flower” — in any other case often called titus-arum or amorphophallus titanum — and the Brooklyn Botanic Backyard says it is smelly bloom will solely final a few days.
What’s exceptional about this explicit flower? The Brooklyn backyard says the flower “blooms infrequently, and is quite rare in cultivation.”
Trying to catch a whiff of the corpse flower? Act quick if you wish to see it in particular person as a result of the bloom solely lasts about 24 to 36 hours on common.
The Brooklyn Botanic Backyard’s Aquatic Home is open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
