Stinky corpse flower set to bloom in Vancouver
The world’s largest flower may also be its stinkiest — and it’s in Vancouver.
The corpse flower — or titan arum — is set to bloom at the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park.
It’s the biggest flower on earth and when it blooms, it stinks.
It stinks…bad. Like rotting flesh or discarded diapers or garbage left out in the sun.
A corpse flower blooming is a very rare thing: it’s usually 7 to 10 years before it blooms for the first time; often
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