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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlotte Graham-McLay and Rick Rycroft

Thousands line up in Sydney for the stink of rotting flesh and garbage

Karen and Wayne McKay photograph themselves with an endangered "corpse flower" at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A rare blooming of a corpse flower, affectionately nicknamed Putricia, has drawn thousands of visitors to Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden.

The plant, known scientifically as amorphophallus titanum, emits a pungent odour reminiscent of rotting flesh, gym socks, and garbage.

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