We got to see, and smell, a corpse flower! My son has wanted to do that since he first heard about them years ago. We figured it was something that would probably never happen. I did not know that the U of I had been growing this one since 2001. I am not sure if it was because this is the first time it has bloomed, but it did not really smell that bad. My wife told me that she heard that David Attenborough was the first to call it a "corpse" flower. Evidently he did not want to say "giant misshapened phallus", even in latin. If you ever get the chance to see one, go for it. Do not let the fear of the smell stop you. Later.
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