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What a giant, stinky flower reminded us about being human

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What a giant, stinky flower reminded us about being human
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The corpse flower blooms inside the University of Rhode Island's Horridge Conservatory on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Known formally as Amorphophallus titanum (or Titan Arum) the corpse flower is not endangered, just very rare. (Photo by Catherine Scott)For 10 days, thousands of people waited for something that could not be rushed, scheduled, or optimized. We waited for a plant. 
The collective reaction to this week’s corpse flower bloom at Horridge Conservatory on the Kingston campus of the Unive

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