COLUMBUS, Ohio – The rare “corpse flower” has bloomed at Ohio State, to the delight of botanists and curiosity-seekers.
The rare flower gets its nickname from its horrific stench, which people often equate to rotting human flesh.
The 6-foot-tall “Woody” began to bloom Tuesday just after noon.
The first flowering of the plant named for legendary Buckeye football coach Woody Hayes was April 23, 2011.
This is the third consecutive year when one of the university’s “corpse flowers” has bloomed.
Titan arums can bloom as quickly as every two to five years if the conditions are right, according to officials at the Biological Sciences Greenhouse..