How Stinky Corpse Flowers Get So Stinky [Video]

The United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. just had its first titan arum bloom in over six years. By now you’re too late to see it, though; they only last for about 24 to 48 hours. Which is probably for the best, they don’t call it the “stinky corpse flower” for nothing — and Bytesize Science is going to tell you how the titan arum got that nickname.

Warning: You’re about the get a whole bunch of science dropped on you. Like, way more than you’d think just from looking at a picture of this weirdo plant. Smells are complicated.

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