Look who decided to make an appearance!
In case you don't recognize him, that's Romero. He's Phipps Conservatory's Corpse Flower.
He started to bloom late in the day on Tuesday, which means you pretty much have until the end of Wednesday to go see him for yourself.
You will smell him before you see him, by the way. He smells like what would happen if a cat caught a mouse but didn't quite kill the mouse and the gimpy mouse crawled under your oven and then you turned on the self-cleaning option.
Which is to say that Romero smells like lightly baked roadkill. Yummy!
He was well worth the wait.
(Phipps is going to be open until 2:00 am and this really is your only chance to see him. Pack a little picnic lunch and go hang out for the afternoon!)