Corpse flower expected to bloom at Foster Botanical Garden

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A rare plant that only blooms every few years is expected to blossom in the heart of Honolulu.

If you’ve never seen – or smelled – a corpse flower, this might be your chance.

The pungent plant is appears to be ready to open up at the Foster Botanical Garden conservatory.

“So this entire part of the flower will open up, and then that’s when the smell comes, and it’s gonna try to attract pollinators that are attracted to a dead corpse,” said Rob Hausmann, a horticulturist at Foster Botanical Garden.

The corpse flower, or titan arum, only stays open for one to three days once it blooms.

After then, you will have to wait years to try to see it again.

Click here to learn more about Foster Botanical Garden and some of the special events they have coming up this summer.