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Corpse Flower Hours Away From Big Bloom

Officials there say the famed titan arum plant could bloom in a matter of hours.

Aired 08/25/2015 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Corpse Flower Hours Away From Big Bloom

Clip: 8/25/2015 | 3m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Officials there say the famed titan arum plant could bloom in a matter of hours.

The Chicago Botanic Garden is on death watch. Officials there say the famed titan arum plant, more popularly known as the "corpse flower," could bloom in a matter of hours and emit its notorious foul odor. The plant has attained near-rock star status lately: So far, 40,000 visitors have flocked to the Botanic Garden to see it, even though the stench is yet to come.

Aired 08/25/2015 | Rating NR

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