The rare Corpse Flower appears at abandoned gas station in Alameda, CA

On one hand, it shows how life is resilient. On the other hand...

Great! Now some local stooge(s) will destroy it. 🙄

There’s one in the arboretum in Golden Gate Park that blooms occasionally and smells like it sold it’s ass to the devil.

R1 ugh I hope not! But I won't hold my breath. Maybe an expert can have it moved.

Ther are really neat when they open up: "Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum, is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. The talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera, has a larger inflorescence, but it is branched rather than unbranched. Amorphophallus titanum is endemic to Sumatra. "

R2 they didn't give it that name for nothing.

Is this the same one that was in Rich Crazy Asians?

Does it take forty full years of careful cultivation in order to bloom?

sizemeat verificata? He looks hung.

There's corpse mushroom near my village, it smells very rotten too.

hey! I have bought succulents from that guy!

Is that the flower that smells like rotting meat?

Miss R10, did you bother to read even a tiny bit of the linked article or the previous comments?

Those lucky bastards!

[quote]sizemeat verificata?

Idiot.

[quote]Is this the same one that was in Rich Crazy Asians?

Oh, dear.

How wonderful, I’ve been to see one at the arboretum at UC Fullerton and one at the New York Botanical Gardens and they were transcendent experiences. They are very hard to pollinate so kudos to the caretaker who watched over this plant never knowing if he would even see any response. I’ve given up on the idea of seeing the Northern Lights in my lifetime, but I’m happy I at least got to experience this twice, and maybe I’ll have one more chance before the lights go out.

[quote]How wonderful, I’ve been to see one at the arboretum at UC Fullerton

There is no "UC Fullerton." Presumably you meant Cal State Fullerton.

I would have thought that DLers would be more interested in the trees that smell like cum.

What's the scientific explanation for its odor? To attract or repel insects?

I'm sure there's one over here at Kew Gardens.

Why is that woman dressed like Thelma Harper? Performance art? Bag lady?

[quote] How wonderful, I’ve been to see one at the arboretum at UC Fullerton and one at the New York Botanical Gardens and they were transcendent experiences. They are very hard to pollinate so kudos to the caretaker who watched over this plant never knowing if he would even see any response. I’ve given up on the idea of seeing the Northern Lights in my lifetime, but I’m happy I at least got to experience this twice, and maybe I’ll have one more chance before the lights go out.

MARY!!

Reminds me of a Midsomer Murder episode. The killings at Badger's Drift.

We come bearing gifts.

This is a nice follow up that explains all.

R20 I was about to ask the same thing. I'm more interested in her sartorial choices than the stinky flower.

The lady in OP chose that outfit specifically for the occasion. There are a lot of women like her in inland towns the world over.