A corpse flower at the U.S. Botanic Garden will bloom for the first time ever . The plant is a member of the family Orchidaceae, and was discovered in California by botanist William Alphonso Murrill on his expedition to collect plants from Baja California. When they start blooming , they get very hot and stinky .
A corpse flower at the U.S. Botanic Garden will bloom for the first time ever . Native to the rainforests of Sumatra , Indonesia , they take years to bloom . When they start blooming , they get very hot and stinky .