It takes 10 years to bloom, and the scent is to die from

[poopyhead]

it apparently bloomed and then closed at 4 this morning

 

[mouchoir]

apparantly the durian fruit also smells like rotting flesh, but if you can bypass that it is supposed to have an amazing flavour.

it can also be used as a deadly weapon thanks to its size and spiky skin...

...which would make it perfect for an untraceble crime – just eat the murder weapon!

(i'm not sure where this is coming from!)

 

[ejb190]

We had one of these at Purdue a few years ago when I was there, or at least something similar. The smell was unbelievable!

 

[FelixDerKater]

We had one to bloom here at school a year or two ago... The smell was definitely not something coming soon to Old Spice's deodorant scents.

 

[wdlove]

That was certainly a quick blooming cycle. At 4am probably hardly anyone was viewing. Looking at the live cam, it looks so sorrowful.

 

[jsw]

Arg!

I waited days to see it, and it took days to open, and I missed the actual bloom because it happened at 4AM. Darn it!