The native Indonesian Amorphophallus titanum​ (commonly referred to as the corpse flower), flowered on Monday after over a decade in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. Hundreds of people are flocking to Christchurch Botanic Gardens to catch a whiff of a rare "corpse flower" that blooms once every 12 years and smells of rotting flesh. ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF The corpse flower only blooms every 12 years. READ MORE:* Chch 'corpse flower' opening up for the first time* Rare corpse flower about to bloom at Chch Botanic Gardens* Corpse flower attracts hundreds to Auckland's WintergardensChristchurch woman Myra Harrison queued for about 30 minutes to see the flower. Christchurch woman Judy Ashton said it was a "once in a lifetime thing" to see the flowering plant.

Source: Stuff January 06, 2020 22:18 UTC