After flowering for the first time in June 2017, Java went through the normal post-bloom steps for titan arum plants, nicknamed corpse flowers because of the rancid stench they release upon flowering.

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Java the corpse flower bloomed last week after growing to a record-setting height of 82.5 inches, setting a pair of records at the Chicago Botanic Garden. In addition to surpassing Spike, a corpse ...