The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney is experiencing a rush like never before. After all, it’s the first time in 15 years that this special flower has bloomed there. The rare Amorphophallus titanum, also called the corpse flower,
Australia coach Tony Popovic believes they will be ready for however different Indonesia could look under Patrick Kluivert.
The bloom has attracted up to 20,000 admirers who filed past, hoping to experience the smell for themselves, with some attendees describing it as "like death," "like poop," and "like sewage water."
Patrick Kluivert's appointment as coach of the Indonesian national team may have brought about an unexpected twist in Australia's preparation.
Visitors are invited to come to smell the corpse flower’s rotten perfume during extended opening hours at the botanic garden before the flower withers and dies.
An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a greenhouse in Sydney.
Sydney’s budding botanists and horticultural hobbyists are on the edge of their seats, waiting in anticipation to find out if today is the day one of the world’s rarest flowers blooms right here in the Harbour City.
Kluivert's first match in charge will be on March 20, when Indonesia faces Australia in Sydney in a World Cup qualifier. With four matches remaining in this phase of qualification, Indonesia ranks third of six teams in Group C, one point behind second-ranked Australia.
Indonesia officially named Patrick Kluivert as the new head coach of the country's national football team here on Sunday. The 48-year-old Dutchman arrived in Indonesia's capital on Saturday evening, where he was greeted by throngs of fans at the airport.
The Sydney Marathon's elevation to World Marathon Major status has led to a surge in demand from international runners, with its first ever ballot
A rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed in Sydney on Friday for the first time in more than a decade, emitting an odour likened to rotting flesh and delighting thousands who queued for a whiff.
The ultra-stinky Putricia the Corpse flower has finally bloomed at Sydney’s Botanic Gardens, treating visitors to its repugnant smell for the first time in 15 years.