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A ‘Corpse Flower’ with the Smell of Death

Arts, Culture & Media

The most memorable thing about the ?Corpse Flower’ is that it gives off the stench of rotting flesh. The Takeaway is joined by Huntington Garden Director Jim Folsom, who’s in San Marino, California, with the flower, Amorphophallus titanium.

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