Smelly ‘corpse flower’ in bloom

A giant specimen of one of the world’s biggest and smelliest flowers has come into bloom in Scotland.

The plant – named Amorphophallus titanum, or titan arum – came into flower at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh (RBGE) late yesterday afternoon and it is still continuing to open.

It is the second time the plant has blossomed in Scotland, after first producing a flower at the Edinburgh gardens in 2015.

The RBGE will open late today for visitors.