Rare Tropic Giant to Bloom (and Smell) in Brooklyn

WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York has not seen one of the world’s largest – and smelliest – plants bloom since 1939. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden says this is the year -- and this is the week -- for its specimen, which is sitting in the main conservatory, waiting to blossom at any moment. WNYC’s Fred Mogul spoke with the Garden’s Patrick Cullina about the 5-foot-tall Indonesian plant he’s calling a “Horticultural Haley’s Comet.”

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Flower Webcam

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