Stinky Corpse Flower Prepared To Open In Berkeley

BERKELEY, CA — People flocked to the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers in June to catch a rare site - a corpse flower in bloom. The flower only lasts a few days, so if you were busy or out of town, you may have missed your chance.

Good news - a corpse flower at the University of California Botanical Garden in Berkeley is ready to pop.

The plant got the name corpse flower because it smells like rotting flesh when it blooms.

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This particular plant in Berkeley is called Maladora. It bloomed once seven years ago. The garden has raised a cohort of amorphophallus titanum plants, their fancy botanical name, and about two years ago a different one named Trudy opened.

Garden officials encourage residents and visitors to come see the rare oddity. Rare because it only blooms about once a decade. And rare because they aren't grown by many people. Who wants the smell of rotting flesh in their garden?

The UC Botanical Garden is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

Maladora can be found in the Tropical House.

— Bay City News contributed to this report; Image via University of California Botanical Garden

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