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A Giant 'Corpse Flower' Just Bloomed and It Smells Like Rotting Meat!

Sunday 5 July 2026 Newsround (BBC)
A Giant 'Corpse Flower' Just Bloomed and It Smells Like Rotting Meat!

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One of the largest and smelliest flowers in the world has just opened its petals at a botanical garden [a public park where plants are grown for science] in Belgium. This giant plant is nicknamed the 'corpse flower' because it releases a super stinky odor that smells like rotting meat or even dog poop! Would you be brave enough to hold your nose and take a sniff of this smelly giant?
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Newsround (BBC) Read original →