For the first time in 15 years, Putricia - the corpse flower with a vomit-smelling perfume - will flower for only about 24 ...

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

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

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 ...

It's the smell Sydney has been anticipating for weeks, and the Royal Botanic Gardens' corpse flower has today begun to bloom.

Plant enthusiasts across the country have gathered to watch the exciting event which is the opening of Putricia, Sydney’s corpse flower. Although I am obsessed with the phenomenon that is the ...

The flower's Latin name translates as "giant, misshapen penis." But it's better known to locals as "Putricia." Royal ...

A rare blooming of a corpse flower, affectionately nicknamed Putricia, has drawn thousands of visitors to Sydney’s Royal ...

A rare and revolting spectacle has drawn tens of thousands to Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens, where a foul-smelling flower ...

Thousands of people have flocked to a live stream and the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney to marvel at the ...

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