The Como Park Zoo and Conservatory said one of its rarest — and most pungent flowers — is about to bloom.The corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) affectionately nicknamed “Horace” will bloom for the first time since arriving at Como in 2019.The flowers are known for the odor of rot they give off when they bloom and are incredibly rare — fewer than 1,000 individual plants remain in the wild, making witnessing its brief and malodorous bloom a rare opportunity.“If you’ve ever smelled a dead animal, you’re going to maybe suspect that’s what it is,” said Jen Love, the horticulturist at Como Conservatory that’s been taking care of Horace. “It’s sort of like really terrible, hot garbage.”
The corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) affectionately nicknamed “Horace” will bloom for the first time since arriving at Como in 2019.
The flowers are known for the odor of rot they give off when they bloom and are incredibly rare — fewer than 1,000 individual plants remain in the wild, making witnessing its brief and malodorous bloom a rare opportunity.
“If you’ve ever smelled a dead animal, you’re going to maybe suspect that’s what it is,” said Jen Love, the horticulturist at Como Conservatory that’s been taking care of Horace. “It’s sort of like really terrible, hot garbage.”
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