It's 6 feet tall and called a "corpse flower." Already you know this has to be good, right?
It
was reported this week that the Milwaukee Public Museum's giant corpse
flower is about ready to bloom -- a rare occurrence as it only happens
every six years or so. This crazy plant got its name from the stench it
releases when it does bloom.
To call it a "stench" may be to
understate it. It's been compared to everything from rotting poop to
rotting flesh. The smell apparently can carry for miles.
Ew.
Armed
with this information, I can't explain why I still want to check it out
-- and, if my timing is right -- give it a whiff. My only fear is that
the stink will stick and then I'll have to be explaining to people I
encounter that I just paid a visit to the museum's corpse flower. No
really! It's true!
What's your take on this? Want to be in line to smell the nasty flower or planning to keep your distance?
