Watch now: Hundreds turn out for whiff of rare 'corpse flower' at Olbrich gardens
CHRIS HUBBUCH
Updated
Hundreds of people waited for hours Thursday to get a glimpse — and whiff — of a rare corpse flower bloom at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The plant, one of four at the garden, last bloomed in 2010. Blooms typically last 24 to 36 hours.
Tom Ottens, of Madison, who got off his third-shift job at 6:30 a.m., decided to stay up and see the flower that only blooms four to five times during it's 40-year lifespan.
Meg Novich, of Madison, with daughters Ona, 4, and Milena, 7, reacts to the pungent smell of a 68-inch corpse flower that bloomed Thursday in Olbrich Botanical Gardens' Bolz Conservatory. The plant last bloomed in 2010.
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Meg Novich, of Madison, with daughters Ona, 4, and Milena, 7, reacts to the pungent smell of a 68-inch corpse flower that bloomed Thursday in Olbrich Botanical Gardens' Bolz Conservatory. The plant last bloomed in 2010.
Tom Ottens, of Madison, who got off his third-shift job at 6:30 a.m., decided to stay up and see the flower that only blooms four to five times during it's 40-year lifespan.
Hundreds of people waited for hours Thursday to get a glimpse — and whiff — of a rare corpse flower bloom at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The plant, one of four at the garden, last bloomed in 2010. Blooms typically last 24 to 36 hours.
