The gardens even hosted a livestream, allowing people from around the world to witness the bloom. FILE: A child holds her ...

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In the Australian city Geelong, just south of Melbourne, thousands are lining up for the rare chance to see – and smell – an ...

Right now, people are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that stinks like a dead body. This is the titan arum. It's a plant that makes news ...

A rare flower that smells like “rotting flesh” has bloomed at the Geelong Botanic Garden, with thousands turning out to get a ...

When a corpse flower blooms, the pinky-purple spathe unfolds from an enormous yellow spadix that can grow to 3.7 meters (12 ...

There are many undesirables in the plant world, but one of the most bizarre is the corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanium).

It blooms for just a few hours and smells like rotting flesh, but that didn’t stop thousands of people from lining up for an ...

Thousands of onlookers gather in the Australian city of Geelong to witness the rare sight of blooming Corpse ...

Thousands of people have flocked to the Geelong Botanic Gardens to catch a glimpse of the rare 'corpse flower' as it blooms.

The corpse flower is said to smell like rotting flesh and dead animals, and yet people in Geelong are lining up to see it.

Those who wish to catch a glimpse, or a whiff, should get in quick as the rare bloom only lasts between 24 and 48 hours.