Rare Flower Blooms in Australia

Saturday, 25 January, 202584 words2 minutes
A special flower is blooming in Sydney, Australia. It's called the 'corpse flower' because it smells bad. The flower only blooms once every few years for 24 hours.
Many people are excited to see and smell this rare flower. They are watching it on the internet. The flower is in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney. It's behind a red rope to protect it.
The flower smells like old socks or rotten food. But people still want to see it because it's so unusual.
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Rare Flower Blooms in Australia

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  • bloom
  • rare
  • unusual

Quiz

  1. 1. How often does the 'corpse flower' bloom?