'Corpse flower' attracts thousands to Washington garden
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 21:40
in Physics & Chemistry
The towering titan arum bloom, which emits a powerful stench resembling rotten flesh, is a rare and crowd-pleasing eventWASHINGTON — It seems a more fitting subject for an Edgar Allan Poe story: a towering maroon blossom that emits the odor of rotting flesh.