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Cal Poly’s campus Plant Conservatory is home to a rare and brief corpse flower bloom, seen here on June 26, 2025. The flower is known for a pungent odor reminiscent of rotting flesh.

Visitors flocked to the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory in San Luis Obispo, California, as a rare corpse flower blooms. The plant is known for its giant size and distinct odor.

It's a stinky situation at the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory this week as a giant corpse flower has begun its long-awaited bloom.

The Cal Poly SLO Plant Conservatory hosts a blooming corpse flower. The smelly plant can be viewed by the public for the few hours it is in bloom.

When the bloom cycle begins, biologists at the Plant Conservatory will set visiting hours and notify the public. This will be the first corpse flower bloom at the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory, which ...

The Plant Conservatory will post updated visiting hours and guidance once the bloom begins. This will be the first corpse flower bloom at the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory, which opened in 2023.