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Sydney, corpse flower

After 7-year wait, corpse flower Putricia blooms in Sydney

The bloom has attracted up to 20,000 admirers who filed past, hoping to experience the smell for themselves, with some attendees describing it as "like death," "like poop," and "like sewage water."

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Big, stinky corpse flower Putricia blooms in Sydney, watched on by thousands via livestream

The flower has been said to smell like rotting flesh, wet socks or hot cat food, and only stinks for 24 hours after blooming.

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Thousands flock to see rare, smelly corpse flower bloom in Sydney

A rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed in Sydney on Friday for the first time in more than a decade, emitting an odour likened to rotting flesh and delighting thousands who queued for a whiff.

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You Can Watch The Royal Botanic Gardens' Rarest Plant Prepare to Flower Via This Round-the-Clock Live Feed

As Sydney waits for this stinky plant to unfurl its petals for the first time in 15 years, thousands of floral fans are following its progress online.

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Putricia-mania: Sydney's Corpse Flower Captivates Thousands

The rare blooming of a corpse flower named Putricia, which emits a decaying flesh odor, drew thousands to Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden. Fans waited hours to see the floral spectacle that blooms once ...

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A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff

An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a ...

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