It is now officially the year in Putricia, the most rotten flower of the world. Thousands of people entered the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia, to see and smell the remarkable flowering of the stainless plant, which is also known as known as the flower.

The bloom is the fifth since documented In the Royal Botanic Garden and the first place since 2010. About 20,000 people have visited the garden of hope to capture the unique event, while hundreds of thousands have observed Putricia by a Livestream. Such blooms last only 24 hours, however, and Putricia’s chance in the spotlight of sadness is over.

Putricia-a mixture of rotten and patricia-belongs to species The plants of the plants of the amorphophallus titanumA plant native to the rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia. As it is suggested by its anal, the plant has released a strong smell that compares to the decaying flesh when it’s time to bloom. This depreciation is not only a violent trick from nature; In fact, it is a very wise strategy to attract creatures who love the decay that will serve unsubstantiated pollinators, such as beetles and flies. The exact character of the odor can vary with each person, however, because others are also likened to wet socks or hot cat food.

Royal Botanic Garden Researchers first notice Signs of Putricia’s imminent bloom in late December, and in the middle of January they make a special performance for the flower to make his stink debut with adoring fans. There are other plants releasing a similar scent, but Putricia’s kind may be the most eye-to-and nose. In full blossom, the plant can stand up to nine feet in length.

“The fact that it is great, it takes a long time (to blossom), and it is very smelling about its people,” Brett Summerell, princess in Botanic Gardens in Sydney, SPOKE Reuters.

Friday night in Sydney (early Friday morning on the eastern coast of the US), Putricia’s flower was over. But don’t be afraid. While the flowers of the corpse that blossom is a bit unique, it is not a chance of a lifetime event. These flowers are likely to bloom every few years, and there are many botanic gardens with their own stinky plants.

Last year, the US Botanic Garden of Washington DC saw two The plants of the plants of the amorphophallus titanum flowers, for example. And yesterday, Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City Office has partnered The imminent blossom of a relevant and more unique flower classes in the corpse, Amorphophallus gigas-One I am currently hoping to be begging personally.