Smelly Corpse Flower Finally Blooms At Franklin Park Zoo
BOSTON (AP) — A giant plant at the Franklin Park Zoo known as the corpse flower because of the rotting flesh stench it gives off has bloomed.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey reports
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Zoo officials say the plant native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra started to bloom on Tuesday and typically stays in flower for a short period of time.
The zoo's plant, dubbed Morticia, can be viewed for free at certain times on Wednesday.
Zoo officials say about 9,000 people have already stopped by for a whiff.
Witnessing the plant officially known as amorphophallus titanium bloom is a rare opportunity as they only flower every few years.
Botanists say the smell attracts insects to pollinate the plant.
A corpse flower bloomed at a Georgetown greenhouse earlier this month.
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