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Why are the French flocking in thousands to see (and smell) this plant?

Posted by Gary RK on July 2, 2014 at 8:41pm in Plants

The Independant's Gardening Correspondannt reports thousands of people in France are flocking to see "Titan's Penis", a spectacular plant which flowers rarely;

"Imagine leaving a steak for a week in a plastic bag, somewhere nice and warm to get it really whiffy, and then charging people to sniff it. That has been the basic commercial premise at Nantes' Jardin des Plantes this week, where tourists are being diverted from the other pleasures of this beautiful Breton seaside town (giant wooden elephants, conceptual art trails, a slightly bonkers marine-themed three-storey merry-go-round) to sample the delights of the world's stinkiest plant, the Titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum, aka Titan's Penis."

Full article here : http://www.independent.co.uk/property/gardening/titans-penis-why-are-the-french-flocking-in-thousands-to-see-and-smell-this-plant-9577359.html

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