Flower lovers converge on Dexter to see blooming corpse flower
There was a stream of people, like Josh Tye, who came to Dexter to catch the sight and the stench of the rare 24-hour bloom of the corpse flower.
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There was a stream of people, like Josh Tye, who came to Dexter to catch the sight and the stench of the rare 24-hour bloom of the corpse flower.
A rare corpse flower is now in bloom in Dexter. The plant gets its name from its pungent smell of rotting flesh, but to its owners, it's known as "Corpsy." It has set the record for the tallest blooming corpse flower in the state of Michigan at 63.5 inches.
"Corpsy" has set the record for the tallest blooming corpse flower in the state of Michigan at 63.5 inches.
Owner Kevin Hauser of Dexter has named the plant 'Corpsy' and said she's very close to blooming.
When the plant blooms in 10 to 20 days, it will try to mimic a dead body, rising in temperature to 98 degrees.