Rare corpse flower which smells like rotting flesh has attracted swarms of visitors

A rare corpse flower which smells like rotting flesh has attracted swarms of visitors after it bloomed for the first time in three years. Crowds flocked to sniff the 5ft tall Amorphophallus Titanum - known as the world’s stinkiest flower - after it opened at a botanic garden on Thursday. Native only to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the corpse flower weighs up to 220lbs and can grow to almost double the height of a human adult. This particular plant, which is 5ft tall and boasts dark purple petals with a bright yellow spathe, has only ever bloomed once before.