A few weeks ago, the U.S. Botanic Garden hosted an event that came to be known as "The Big Stinky", featuring "The Stinky Flower", or just "Stinky" for short. The Botanic Garden had a 24 hour livestream of Stinky, and kept visitors apprised of just when "peak smell" would occur. Now, for a flower (technically "the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world", thank you Wikipedia) whose main claim to fame is that it smells like a corpse, I was a little surprised at all the hype. But when the 8-foot flower opened, I understood the fuss.
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The first time I stopped by I was too early-still no bloom!
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Open and Stinky!
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| Couldn't resist. |
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