The titan aram (a.k.a. Amorphophallus titanum) at Kew Gardens has bloomed for the first time in six years:<\/p>\n
The huge phallic flower has now unfurled to reveal its\nblood-red interior . . . and the plant has begun to heat up, giving\noff a pungent aroma described as a mixture of rotting flesh and\nexcrement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
More info available from Reuters<\/a> and at the Kew Gardens<\/a> site.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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