A corpse flower, affectionately named "Putricia," goes on public display as it prepares to flower at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney on Jan. 18 in Sydney.

The rare "corpse flower" at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney may bloom as early as tonight, experts say. The endangered flower, also known as bunga bangkai, titan arum, or amorphophallus ...

It is the fifth corpse flower to bloom at the gardens, following predecessors in 2010, 2008, 2004 and a double bloom in 2006. Once Putricia bloomed, it took six hours for the spathe to fully unfurl.

Putricia was the first Corpse Flower (or ‘Amorphophallus titanum’ or ‘Titan Arum’) to bloom in Sydney in 15 years, and many of her loyal fans and followers have been at a loss since the ...

People view an endangered plant known as the “corpse flower” for its putrid stink, which is about to bloom at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

The flower's Latin name translates as "giant, misshapen penis." But it's better known to locals as "Putricia." Royal Botanical Garden Sydney has even set up a livestream in anticipation.