Corpse flower set to unleash putrid scent at Vancouver conservatory
VANCOUVER — Stop and smell the flowers — if you dare.
A rare, exotic tropical plant known as a corpse flower is set to unleash its putrid scent inside the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver.
The city’s park board says the titan arum is the largest flower on earth, and when it blooms, it fills the air with a scent similar to rotting flesh, discarded diapers or hot garbage.
The flower usually requires seven to 10 years of growth before blooming, but the board says Vancouver’s six-year-old specimen is showing signs it will bloom imminently.