Corpse Flower Blooms This July

Get ready for nature’s grossest show: the corpse flower at Norfolk Botanical Garden is about to bloom around July 4th — and it’s a rare, fleeting event. This giant, stinky titan, native to Sumatra and now less than 1,000 in the wild, has grown from 21 to 50 inches in just a week. When it finally opens, it’ll smell like rotting flesh to lure flies and beetles — and the scent gets even stronger at night. Its bloom lasts only 2-3 days, and it might not do it again for 10 years. Members can peek at 7-9 AM; everyone else can join from 9 AM to 10 PM. Don’t miss it — mark your calendar for early July. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/494a76708144774e