Here's how to watch rare 'Scarlet' the corpse flower at SF Conservatory before it wilts away

Wednesday, July 5, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- People are rushing to The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers to see a rare blooming.

The Golden Gate Park garden announced Monday night that "Scarlet the Corpse Flower" bloomed.



Visitors have their chance to catch a whiff of pungent-scented Amorphophallus titanium flower at San Francisco's Conservatory of Flowers.

The flower can grow up to eight feet tall and can produce a not so pleasant smell. Experts say the flower's population has declined by 50 % over the past 150 years. It only blooms every three-to-five years, which lasts about 48 hours.



The last time the flower bloomed was in 2018.

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The giant flower is known for not only its rarity at just a couple hundred in the world but for its short bloom period and extraordinarily stinky scent.
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The Conservatory opened its doors to visitors for special extended hours this week.

Can't visit in person? Curious viewers can watch the livestream of Scarlet in the player below:
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