I had to wait in line 2 hrs to get into the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco, but we saw it. The flower is named after its odor, which resembles rotting meat to entice scavenger insects into pollinating it. It smells truly foul. 8/10 experience, highly recommend.

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      1 year ago

      Also, that name sounds like a self given nickname.

      “Hi, I’m Doug. But my friends all call me Megachad Fucklord.”

      “No we don’t, Doug.”

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      1 year ago

      Do you think that’s because they named it before they saw it bloom? It’s a great name, but omits the signature feature of the plant. Probably because it’s special move is so rare.

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      Oh yeah.

      It doesn’t smell identical to rotting meat, but it certainly smells like rotting something.

      It’s truly foul. You smell it and think, “So I guess this is what decaying carrion smells like to bugs”. It’s so putrid. The line wended through the conservatory, and we started smelling it rooms away.