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Did you know that the largest bloom in world smells like rotting flesh?

Known scientifically as Amorphophallus titanum, Corpse Flower earned its morbid nickname due to fetid aroma, reminiscent of decomposing bodies. Native to the rainforests of western Sumatra, Indonesia, the Corpse Flower blooms only a few times in its life, each bloom potentially more than three feet wide. Although it's rare in the wild, botanical gardens around the world are able to cultivate this flower. Both the leaves and the flower are so large that they need sturdy support, with the bloom reaching over 10 feet in height in favourable conditions. The Corpse Flower uses its foul smell to attract flies and beetles for pollination, a clever adaptation to its environment. The first recorded flowering in modern times was at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London, on the 19th of May 1889. This paradox of nature, which produces one of the world's most spectacular flowers alongside an abhorrent stench, vividly reminds us of the fascinating adaptability and diversity of our planet's flora.

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