A plant that can take about a decade to produce a flower that emits a putrid scent is set to bloom this week at the Toronto Zoo — years ahead of schedule. The zoo says the corpse flower will bloom for just eight to 36 hours sometime this week. A corpse flower is seen in this undated handout photo. A plant that usually first blooms after 10 years is set to flower this week at the Toronto Zoo, about four years ahead of schedule. Gellatly says the flower is endangered in Indonesia and will become the first in the Toronto area to ever bloom.

Source: thestar September 10, 2018 23:48 UTC