World’s Largest and Stinkiest Flower Blooms at Huntington Botanical Gardens

Visitors gather to see and smell the Corpse Flower during its brief bloom, as it is displayed at the Botanical Gardens section of the Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif., on Aug. 28, 2023. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Hundreds of visitors have been stopping by The Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, in hopes of seeing the fleeting bloom of the very special, and stinky, 5-foot tall “corpse” flower.

Located in the gardens’ conservatory—which acts as a man-made indoor rainforest—is the Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, which started blooming on Aug. 27, according to Huntington staff.