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5. The link I provided is a live feed - I think the flower is now closing

Sat Jul 30, 2016, 01:00 AM

Jul 2016

Here is one from the Chicago Botanic Garden going through the entire cycle - it takes days.

Here is another:

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The corpse flower opened - yesterday [View all] csziggy Jul 2016 OP

DU is no stranger to corspe flowers rocktivity Jul 2016 #1

At what point in the video does it open? Liberal In Texas Jul 2016 #2

rigor mortis Bucky Jul 2016 #4

They had one at Binghamton University, KMOD Jul 2016 #3

dont they smell really bad? Mosby Jul 2016 #6

Like a corpse, hence the name TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #8

Here's a short video abt it from the beginning of the week.. Princess Turandot Jul 2016 #7

This was the first time I've ever heard of this stinky flower....... a kennedy Jul 2016 #9