The plant will soon produce a powerful rotting odor for just 24 to 48 hours to mimic a dead animal and attract pollinators. This 13-year-old specimen stands 178 centimetres tall, measuring nearly double the size of the botanic garden's 2024 blooming plant. Visitors arriving for the brief event can also view the site's 167-year-old Ginkgo biloba tree, while a continuous 24-hour livestream accommodates remote audiences.
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Botanic gardens utilize the massive public interest generated by the brief blooms to prom…: Botanic gardens utilize the massive public interest generated by the brief blooms to promote international plant conservation.
The endangered Indonesian plant takes about a decade to develop before opening for a shor…: The endangered Indonesian plant takes about a decade to develop before opening for a short window lasting 24 to 48 hours.
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Geelong botanic gardens is preparing for its second corpse flower bloom in two years – a normally rare event that has been dubbed a “smelly sequel”.
The flower, which broke through soil at the end of September, has been rapidly gaining height, heating up and turning purple, all signs of an impending bloom. It’s expected to unfurl as early as Sunday, releasing its signature scent of rotting flesh – and, when it does, it will bloom for just 24 to 48 hours.
At 178cm tall, this year’s plant, known as “Pete”, is nearly double the size of “Betsy”, which bloomed at the gardens in 2024. Pungent Pete, which is 13 years old, already towers above Tracie Abel, a horticulturist at the gardens.
“It’s pretty impressive,” she says. “We’re assuming that it’s going to be a lot smellier this year, because it’s a bigger plant, bigger flower.”
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