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People view an endangered plant known as the "corpse flower ... as Putricia's odor developed. People inhaled the “slaughterhouse” stench and canceled their dinner plans, said Sydney Morning ...

Secret doors, smoke plumes, air locks, a million species and shipwrecked treasures: this world-renowned Sydney establishment could be the most biodiverse spot in the country.

Tall, pointed and smelly, the corpse flower is scientifically known as amorphophallus ... the yellow-green outer curling to ...

A putrid-smelling flower that has become an online sensation drew a crowd of 27,000 people wanting to a whiff of the odour.

Amorphophallus titanum was having its own day in the sun last week, when the rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia, for the first time in ...

People have been queuing for hours at a greenhouse in Sydney, Australia, to smell the infamous corpse flower after it bloomed ... This particular flower has been nicknamed Putricia by fans and has ...

A rare corpse flower has bloomed at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney for the first time in 15 years. The Amorphophallus titanum, nicknamed Putricia, attracted over 20,000 physical visitors keen to lay ...