Behold The Corpse Flower in all his/her Beauty

Photo by PoPville flickr user TIA

TIA writes:

“Corpse flower resplendent.

This particular corpse flower took 6 years to bloom, and this is her first blooming. She will collapse within 24-48 hours. I believe this is only the sixth corpse flower to bloom in Washington DC in the last 100 years.”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Victoria Pickering

Photo by PoPville flickr user angela n.

Photo by PoPville flickr user Victoria Pickering

Photo by PoPville flickr user TIA

Photo by PoPville flickr user angela n.