SAN MARINO, California — A so-called corpse flower known for its rotting flesh odour has begun
to bloom at The Huntington Library in San Marino.
From left: Alex Neuenberg and Charile Jaecker-Jones avoid the foul smell as they pose for their parent's cameras. The Corpse Flower after reaching over six feet nine inches, opened it
leaf base fully releasing a foul fragrance resembeling rotting flesh. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Amorphophallus titanum is being called "Son of Stinky" because it was propagated from a seed from another corpse flower that bloomed at the Huntington in 1999 - the first such bloom ever in California.
That plant became known as the "Giant Stinky Flower" and drew tens of thousands of visitors during its bloom.
The new plant began to bloom at 2 p.m. Wednesday after a growth spurt that raised it from about 4 feet (1.2 metres) tall last week to a height of more than 6-feet-9 (2 metres).
Library spokeswoman Lisa Blackburn says it's a beautiful flower, but "you just have to get past the stench."
Corpse flowers come from Sumatra.
Also see Farting Flower
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS