Tall, Stinky Plant is a Draw At US Botanic Garden An American royal was celebrated on Monday. It's called the titan arum, more commonly known as the Corpse Flower. It's famous for its unique odor - something like rotting flesh - which it uses to attr

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AS IT IS 2016-08-02 Smelly 'Corpse' Flower To Bloom in Washington, DC 尸臭魔芋花在华盛顿植物园盛开 This is What's Trending Today: A rare flower, called the titan arum, is about to blossom at the U.S. Botanic Garden. Unlike most flowers

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AZUZ: You know, you can tell some people that something tastes disgusting and they just got to try it anyway for themselves. This plant is kind of like that. It`s called titan arum, aka, the corpse flower. 你知道,你可以告诉一些人某种食物

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