Crowds flock to smell corpse flower

  • Breaking
  • 17/06/2015

Aucklanders haven't exactly been turning their noses up at the Wintergarden's corpse flower.

In fact, they've been swarming like flies to catch a sniff of the world's smelliest flower, which is undergoing a rare winter bloom.

Descriptions of the smell range from wet wool and cabbages to rotting meat, but not everyone is put off by the stench.

It's the second time in 18 months this particular specimen has bloomed - normally it only flowers once every five to 10 years.

It was a New Zealand first when it flowered in December 2013, attracting more than 17,400 people.

An Auckland Council spokeswoman said the plant started showing signs of activity about two weeks ago.

"Since last week, hundreds of people have been following its progress on social media in anticipation of it."

People can keep an eye on progress on the Wintergarden's Facebook page.

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