Yeah....but it's not just some 'stank ass flower.' One of the few things that is more rare than the flower itself is its bloom. I readily admit that knowing what you're looking at helps, as does at least a passing interest in the object itself, but science is pretty cool.
Hmm... is it fully bloomed or is it still blooming? I can't really tell. Apparently the stench has begun to permeate though. I can't go tonight, but maybe tomorrow night if it's still open (the flower). The stank should be gone by then, too.
Largest flower on the planet...only found in remote areas of Indonesia. The one at the museum is only the 2nd to ever bloom in Texas (after being brought over, obviously), and only the 29th to ever bloom in the United States. Oh, and it smells like rotting dead animals when it opens up.
Sweet days of summer the corpse flower's in bloom. July is dressed up and playing her tune. And I come home, from a hard day's work, and you're waiting there....
....which attracts insects that feed on rotting corpses, which serve as pollinators for the plant. And it can grow from 4"-6" per day.
I'm still trying to figure out why everyone is excited about a giant, astoundingly ugly flower that smells like a rotting corpse when it blooms. I mean, if I even had a reason to want to visit the museum to begin with, I'd avoid it like the plague for that reason.
