Stinky Corpse Flowers Bloom First Time In A Decade
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Plant lovers in the Bay Area are getting a rare treat as two corpse flowers bloom for the first time in 10 years.
People are flocking to the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers after it issued a "stink alert" on Thursday that the giant plant from Sumatra was beginning to unfurl its frilly purple-and-green leaf.
When it's blooming the flower emits a stench likened to rotting flesh.
The conservatory is extending its hours Saturday so people can gaze at the giant flower and get a whiff of its putrid odor.
The plant was donated by a San Francisco man after it began to overtake his bathroom.
Meanwhile, a nursery in Sebastopol, about 50 miles north of San Francisco, is anticipating that its corpse flower will bloom next week.
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