Page 21 - Corpse Flower News Today

In the u.s. botanic garden next to the capitol. in laymans terms it is a giant flower that smells oddly like rotting flesh. last time one of these things bloomed in america george w. bush was president. the "washington post" reports experts have been anticipating its bloom more than a week, extending visiting hours. the flower is now at its peak smell. thats a real thing. and will remain open for the next few days. after that the flower will begin to collapse in on its embarking on a trajectory ...

It is the corpse flower which burst into bloom at the u.s. botanic garden. it looks look a lovely tropical plant, what you cant smell through your tv is its awful rancid odor. >> i was here a couple hours. and really kind of got to my stomach after a while. >> reporter: washington has been waiting over a week to hold its nose when the stinky flower bloomed. unlike the politicians in this town who wait for the cameras before making their news, the corpse flower bloomed overnight with a handful of...

Support tisimon mckoy. >> not everyone is enjoying the speculation. come on, bbc, people do have babies, stop saying the same thing over and over. give us the rest of the news and god help us if this ends up a long labor. that is the view expressed by a couple of people. well wait and see. it could be tomorrow morning. until then, were going to be speculating about this royal birth with no facts to hand over. >> while royal baby watch may be no picnic, at least you werent assigned to monitor the...

>> not everybody is enjoying the endless speculation. a couple of texts coming into the bbc. come on, bbc, people have babies. stop saying the same thing over and over. give us the rest of the news. sick of the rubbish says another. good morning. and god help us if this ends up a long labor. thats a view that i have heard expressed here by a couple of people. so, you know, well just wait and see. it could be tomorrow morning. until then, were going to be speculating about this royal birth. there...

Misgivings. >> not everybody is enjoying the endless speculation. a couple of texts coming into the bbc. come on, bbc, people have babies. stop saying the same thing over and over. good morning. and god help us if this ends up a long labor. thats a view that i have heard expressed here by a couple of people. so, you know, well just wait and see. it could be tomorrow morning. until then, were going to be speculating about this royal birth. theres no facts to hand the at the moment. >> lighten up,...

Comiccon over the weekend. he says he hopes young folks will be able to feel, almost taste what happened, to the illustrated book that goes on sale next month. and something stinks in the napgss c nations capital. no, it is not a joke about congress. the plant known as the corpse flower is apparently blooming next to the capitol at the d.c. botanical garden. so head on over for a whiff of a flower thats said to smell something like rotting flesh. thats a good spot to end it, we think. im see y...

There is a decision -- lowry can play until a decision on his appeal. is he set to play tonight against the yankees. if you wish to bring a flare to seerk game do not light it up and throw it on to the field during the game. germanys national soccer federation investigating this during final. flares interrupted play for 30 minutes. then fans rushed the field after the final whistle. before we go our teams top five things of the day. a corpse flower in honolulu is blumeing recently. one expert sa...

With chocolate into a cake mix that williams grown up with. >> to be part of something like this, its a once in a lifetime opportunity. absolutely delighted. we were asked by the palace if we would make a cake that was one of prince williams favorite cakes. its the palaces recipe and they swore me to secrecy. its going to look absolutely beautiful. >> reporter: both wedding cakes will have multiple tiers, and theyll be big enough for the 600 guests to have a slice of each. as to what theyll look...

Sweet. not even close. its blooming, and it is stinky. in all its stinky glory, i-reporter andy wolf from columbus, ohio, sent us this time lapse of the so-called corpse flower. it only blooms every ten years, and, boy, it does not smell good, to say the least. the more it opens up, the stinkier it gets. andy says thousands lined up to smell it at ohio state university. yuk. thunder, lightning and a high risk of tornadoes. who is now in the bulls eye? our chad myers is taking a look in just a ...

>> the argument that just wont go away. were going to try to settle that once and for all. also, the president meeting with the crowned prince of the united arab emirates, one of only two arab states to send war planes into libya. plus, sniff and run. why is a flower that smells like rotting meat -- such a big hit? and we can tell you now that flower is not making it into westminster abbey. well tell you that. were also dirk on another secret. we know who is baking the royal wedding cake. �...