World Jul 14, 2026 · 1 min read

California: thousands flock to see pair of pungent corpse flowers bloom

Two of largest – and smelliest – plants flower at Huntington library and gardens, as ‘enchanted’ visitors queue for hoursTwo corpse flowers have bloomed at a southern California research institution, where thousands of visitors had the rare chance to watch two of the world’s largest – and most odoro...

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by Coral Murphy Marcos
California: thousands flock to see pair of pungent corpse flowers bloom

Two of largest – and smelliest – plants flower at Huntington library and gardens, as ‘enchanted’ visitors queue for hours

Two corpse flowers have bloomed at a southern California research institution, where thousands of visitors had the rare chance to watch two of the world’s largest – and most odorous – plants flowering at the same time.

The two titan arums, named Odorysseus and Odora, attracted more than 7,000 people on Monday at the Huntington library, art museum and botanical gardens in San Marino, about 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles, after they bloomed over the weekend.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Coral Murphy Marcos.

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