You may remember my post on this wonder of the world of flora. Well, like all politicians, the Borough President of Brooklyn is determined to ensure that his name is eternally linked with the Corpse Flower. I think that it's quite natural to link a politician with something that smells to high heaven and attracts numerous flies.
Today's Botanical URL
Aug. 10th, 2006 09:11 amBrooklyn Botanical Garden's corpse flower is about to bloom. Wanna see it? Here's the webcam. The flower, when it blooms, is said to smell like rotting flesh, which attracts the flies it needs to be pollinated. Luckily, there is no websmellcam