Hundreds of people flocked to the U.S. Botanic Garden on Tuesday seeking out a rare, blooming flower. As evening light poured in through the glass-domed roof, they closed their eyes and inhaled deeply ...

Thousands of visitors are clamoring to catch a glimpse—or a nausea-inducing whiff—of a corpse flower at the US Botanic Garden in Washington, DC, during its rare and fleeting bloom on Tuesday and ...

As is evident based on the crowds at the botanical gardens, the rancid smell also attracts a lot of people with a sense of wonder. When curious anthophiles hear a corpse flower is in bloom, they ...

Officials are now inviting guests to check out the corpse flower in its greenhouse this weekend, stressing that the flower is typically only open for two to three days and might not bloom again ...

Make that five: Stinky 5 is currently holding court at the San Marino institution, and the flower's much-anticipated bloom is set to occur between Wednesday, Aug. 20 and Saturday, Aug. 23.

The smell is the result of a chemical production that happens in the plant to attract pollinators. The endangered flower - native to Sumatra, Indonesia - only blooms every 7-10 years in the wild.