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www.si.edu Instagram.comTake a deep breath and watch this corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) bloom. The plant's putrid smell—often compared to the stench of rotting flesh—is most potent during peak bloom at night into the early morning.
On loan from the @usbotanicgarden, the flower is in @smithsoniangardens' Enid A Haupt Garden on the north terrace of @smithsonian_africanart.
🎥: Time-lapse of a burgundy corpse flower blooming from day to night
