Rare corpse flowers bloom together in unusual California display

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Rare corpse flowers bloom together in unusual California display  Visitors flocked to The Huntington botanical gardens near Los Angeles on Monda after two titan arums, commonly known as corpse flowers, began blooming simultaneously in a rare display. The endangered titan arum is famous for the pungent odor it emits during bloom to attract pollinators such as carrion beetles and flies. Each bloom, which lasts just 24–48 hours, is one of the rarest and shortest-lived spectacles in the plant world. Native to Sumatra, Indonesia, the plant flowers only once every two to three years, making each event a rare opportunity for the public to witness.  REUTERS VIDEO  Check out our Streaming Channel: https://streaming.manilatimes.net/  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion  Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #WorldNews

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00:20I think people are just curious to see how smelly it actually is that's the

00:27first thing we always get asked is what does it actually smell like does it

00:31really stink that bad and yes it does smell really bad and it smells almost

00:36like a dumpster or a really well-used port-a-potty

00:49we want people to interact with conservation in a fun and exciting way

00:54so the corp flower is amazing people call out of work call in sick just to come

01:00check this flower out

01:08and it just wreaks the whole place down and that smell is to attract its

01:14pollinator the carrion beetle and flesh flies which are attracted to that

01:19really foul order to pollinate the flower itself

01:33I've been wanting to see the corpus flower for like years now and I was like I

01:38have to see it because I don't know when I'll get another chance honestly you

01:42know

01:51it wasn't that bad honestly I mean it smells like a dumpster but yeah but not the

01:57worst dumpster smell I've definitely smelled worse yeah

02:17I don't know kind of similar to a smelly animal I would say not so much like smelly dog smell

02:27but some sort of stinky animal

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02:52I feel like we stuck our faces everywhere and we've done it, so you're really, you get it a little

02:57bit here.

02:58But this thing about smelling it up to three miles, but it's worse when you leave your flowers in water

03:05for a while.

03:51Here we go.

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