It previously bloomed in 2008 and 2011 . 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 . 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 .