DENVER — Stinky, the Denver Botanic Gardens corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), is blooming again! Gardens staff announced the bloom Thursday afternoon.
The approximately 18-year-old plant is native to Sumatra, an island off the coast of Indonesia.
It emits a foul odor similar to rotting food or a dead rodent as a pollination trick to attract flies that feed on animal carcasses.
Stinky first bloomed in August 2015, marking the Gardens' first corpse flower bloom in its history.
While there is always the possibility the bloom will not be successful, horticulturists predict the event will occur in late August to early September. The approximately 18-year-old plant is native to Sumatra, an island off the coast of Indonesia. The plant emits a foul odor similar to rotting food or a dead rodent as a pollination trick to attract flies that feed on animal carcasses. Stinky first bloomed in August 2015, marking the Gardens' first corpse flower bloom in its history. A different plant, Little Stinker, bloomed in 2016.
That bloom drew thousands of visitors to the Denver Botanic Gardens and they waited in line for hours to catch a glimpse of the star attraction.
A different plant, Little Stinker, bloomed in 2016.
