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Watch live as a Corpse Flower blooms at the New York Botanical Garden for the first time in 80 years

Will Gleason
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Will Gleason
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You don’t want to stop and smell this flower.

The infamous Corpse Flower, or Amorphophallus titanium, emits the odor of rotting meat when it blooms. And it’s about to do just that at the New York Botanical Garden.

The rare flower, which is native to Sumatra, Indonesia, first bloomed at the Bronx cultural institution in 1937. Another one of the stinky flowers bloomed in 1939. The current flower on display was acquired by the Garden in 2007 (Corpse Flowers can take up to 15 years to bloom.)

Don’t want to miss the big moment, but can't make it up to the Bronx? You can watch a livestream of the flower below which, to be honest, is probably the best way to experience it. Your nose will thank you.

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