Corpse flower causes a stink at Eden Project

TWO OF the world’s biggest, smelliest flowers have burst forth – causing a sensation among visitors to the Eden Project.

It is the first time two of the titan arums have bloomed at the same time at the tourist attraction near St Austell, Cornwall.

They are situated in an “avenue of stench” in Eden’s Rainforest Biome, flanking a third flower which is set to bloom any time now.

The larger of the two blooming flowers opened on Tuesday afternoon, following the smaller one which had started opening on Monday night and began to wilt prematurely on Tuesday morning.

The titan arums have the proper name of Amorphophallus titanum but are also known as corpse flowers because the horrendous odour they give off to attract pollinators is similar to that of decaying flesh.