The largest flower in the world emits a scent of rotting flesh. Its presence in botanical gardens is rare, and even rarer is that to bloom. However, when it does, As has happened in the Botanical Garden of the Kiel University in Germany, becomes a remarkable event. It is the Amorphophallus titanum, also known as "corpse flower" due to its foul smell of rotten meat, which has began its ephemeral flowering of just three days. This specimen has taken 15 years to to flourish, since this plant, native to the rainforests of Sumatra (Indonesia), is extremely demanding. Before flowering, It can weigh more than 40 kilograms and reach up to three meters in height. The purpose of its unpleasant aroma, which only persists during the first day of its flowering, is to attract Pollinating insects, mainly flies, who are deceived into mistaking the stench of the plant with the decomposing corpses. of its unpleasant aroma, which only persists during the first day of its flowering, is to attract Pollinating insects, mainly flies, who are deceived into mistaking the stench of the plant with the decomposing corpses.