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THE GIANT STINK BOMB RETURNS Rare, smelly flower set to bloom in SoCal. Associated Press
SAN MARINO -- In this wealthy town of trim lawns and rose-filled gardens, the world's largest and stinkiest plant is ready to bloom.
The Amorphophallus titanum, known to Indonesians as the "corpse flower," exudes an odor that some have compared to garbage or rotting flesh.
The exotic, 41/2-foot-tall plant is expected to bloom by Tuesday at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens.
Its unusual scent attracts pollinating, carrion-eating beetles in its native Sumatra.
The plant has been seen in bloom only about 15 times since its first U.S. display in New York in 1937. About 76,000 people flocked to the Huntington when the flower bloomed there in 1999.
While normally closed Mondays, the museum will remain open in case the flower should bloom.
San Marino is 17 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
THE GIANT STINK BOMB RETURNS Rare, smelly flower set to bloom in SoCal. Associated Press
SAN MARINO -- In this wealthy town of trim lawns and rose-filled gardens, the world's largest and stinkiest plant is ready to bloom.
The Amorphophallus titanum, known to Indonesians as the "corpse flower," exudes an odor that some have compared to garbage or rotting flesh.
The exotic, 41/2-foot-tall plant is expected to bloom by Tuesday at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens.
Its unusual scent attracts pollinating, carrion-eating beetles in its native Sumatra.
The plant has been seen in bloom only about 15 times since its first U.S. display in New York in 1937. About 76,000 people flocked to the Huntington when the flower bloomed there in 1999.
While normally closed Mondays, the museum will remain open in case the flower should bloom.
San Marino is 17 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
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