Photos: Huntington’s Corpse Flower about to bloom
August 14, 2014
The Huntington’s Corpse Flower, which is expected to bloom within a week, and smell like rotting flesh, is on display Thursday, August 14, 2014 at The Huntington in San Marino. In 1999 some 76,000 people showed up for the 1999 bloom of the “Stinky Flower.” That event was the first-ever in California and created an international sensation.(Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star-News)
The Huntington’s Corpse Flower, which is expected to bloom within a week, and smell like rotting flesh, is on display Thursday, August 14, 2014 at The Huntington in San Marino. In 1999 some 76,000 people showed up for the 1999 bloom of the “Stinky Flower.” That event was the first-ever in California and created an international sensation.(Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star-News)
Stanley Chen, of San Jose, takes pictures by The Huntington’s Corpse Flower Thursday, August 14, 2014 at The Huntington in San Marino. The flower, which smells like rotting flesh, is expected to bloom within a week. In 1999 some 76,000 people showed up for the 1999 bloom of the “Stinky Flower.” That event was the first-ever in California and created an international sensation.(Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star-News)
Garden docent Bob Maronde, left, explains to a couple how stinky The Huntington’s Corpse Flower, in the foreground, is Thursday, August 14, 2014 at The Huntington in San Marino. The flower, which smells like rotting flesh, is expected to bloom within a week. In 1999 some 76,000 people showed up for the 1999 bloom of the “Stinky Flower.” That event was the first-ever in California and created an international sensation.(Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star-News)
Garden docent Susan Maxwell, center, shows The Huntington’s Corpse Flower Thursday, August 14, 2014 to the Manhattan Beach Art Adventure Day Camp at The Huntington in San Marino. The flower, which smells like rotting flesh, is expected to bloom within a week. In 1999 some 76,000 people showed up for the 1999 bloom of the “Stinky Flower.” That event was the first-ever in California and created an international sensation.(Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star-News)
The Manhattan Beach Art Adventure Day Camp poses with The Huntington’s Corpse Flower Thursday, August 14, 2014 at The Huntington in San Marino. The flower, which smells like rotting flesh, is expected to bloom within a week. In 1999 some 76,000 people showed up for the 1999 bloom of the “Stinky Flower.” That event was the first-ever in California and created an international sensation.(Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star-News)
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