The flower has officially begun to stink and zoo officials are encouraging guests to come and smell the flower before it blooms.
La Llorona, San Antonio Zoo's corpse flower, is so close to blooming, guests can smell it, says the zoo.
The corpse flower is most famously known for the powerful rotting flesh odor it releases, hence its name, says the zoo. The powerful scent and heat, reminiscent of decaying meat, are produced by more than 30 chemicals and attract carrion beetles and flesh flies who pollinate the flower. , with an estimation of fewer than 1,000 remaining in the wild and the population has declined more than 50% over the past 150 years. According to the U.S.
The U.S. Botanic Garden says the flower does not have an annual blooming cycle and requires very special conditions, including warm day and night temperatures and high humidity. The plant is native to the tropical rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, and first became known to science in 1878. In its natural habitat, the corpse flower can grow up to 12 feet tall.that I have read and agree
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