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Hundreds show up for a stinky flower — The European Correspondent
Hundreds show up for a stinky flower The "corpse flower" bloomed for the first time in Bratislava and not in any burial site but in the Botanical garden. The name originates from the strong smell it produces to attract insects to pollinate the flowers. This plant is known worldwide because of its sheer size (the one in Bratislava is over two metres tall), with the biggest flowering structure in the world. Originally from Sumatra, Indonesia, the corpse flower takes 6-10 years to start blooming an...