The Corpse Flower: Behind the Stink | National Geographic

July 24, 2013—After an anxious wait, the famous corpse flower finally bloomed at the US Botanic Garden. While many visitors expected to smell the flower's powerful scent, a few were a little disappointed. Learn the science behind the corpse flower's smell.

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[daiveedino]

The plant and the boy at the end were just great.

[katkatkatkat]

I love how he reassures people at the end: yes, you WILL smell the terrible odour, we know that's what you all came for!

[melissarmt]

It's amazing that a plant has evolved this way.  How can it so accurately duplicate the smell of a rotting corpse in order to pollinate itself? This is just tremendous!

[pauline]

Haha this little guy is cute: "We don't really smell rotten flesh all that often" :D

[maggieatherton]

I have been lucky enough to see a Corpse Flower at my local Zoo and it is beautiful!

[greg]

I had a similar type growing in my garden when I lived in the Midlands of Rhodesia. It was nothing like magnificent as the Sumatran one. It grew close to the ground and when open, the flowers were a mottled brown and purple, and boy did it stink.

[jayadam]

I called it flower of patience, commitment and gratitude. They grew for years, opened for 2 nights, when they got enough what they want, they closed it back.

[bumblebink]

i love how people travel from far and wide to smell something that stinks like a rotten corpse

[xINVISIGOTHx]

I'd like to smell one, just so I could see how close it smells to rotting meat

[freakishlyfeline]

LOL the kid at 2:47 every now and then caught a little whiff and went WHOA! His enthusiasm haha xD

[TheShawnster]

2:08 she said she didn't smell any bad odors but she had a tear rolling down her face from the stench...

[MargaretsLight]

That is an awesome flower. Attracts the different other kind of pollinators. Would love to see that personally.

[HeryMelayu]

This corps flower come from my city - sumatra. I am really proud of

[swiftyXify]

Sounds like something you could give to your ex lover lol

[Dubois_tada]

Lmao "we dont really smell rotting flesh that often" *shrugs* 😅

[fftlmfao]

Whether we know what a rotting corpse smells like or not, or even if we don't smell it all that often, that doesn't nullify the fact that our brain can recognize the smell as disgusting and putrid and something to avoid.

[iseverynametakenwtf]

2:09 didn't smell any bad odor but has tears falling

[laskolasko]

This is the shit I subscribed to NationalGeographic for. Stuff like this, should always and ONLY be uploaded.

[TechXSoftware]

that kid "We don't smell rotten flesh all that often" you selling us something here, murder!!! XD

[siobhanforshaw]

The literal translation made me chuckle 😂🤦🏻‍♀️. Amorphophallus titanum (a name that literally translates to "giant misshapen phallus").