Corpse Flower Chanel Unleashes Meat Stench, San Francisco Tourists Flock
Corpse flower Chanel, famed for its 8-foot stench plume, enters a rare two-day bloom at San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers, its aroma described as “rotten meat, eggs, sweaty socks.” Trending queries like “what is the corpse flower lifespan” and “can you visit a blooming corpse flower” spike as visitors line up for a selfie with the city’s most pungent celebrity. The garden’s director quips, “We named it Chanel—because nothing says elegance like carrion.”
While Chanel’s bouquet triggers both wonder and mild existential dread, the Conservatory extends hours, prepping for lines of Instagrammers and Google searches for "does the corpse flower attract flies" and "why does it smell so bad". Indonesia’s bunga bangkai meets Golden Gate Park, proving once again that a plant can upstage any San Francisco tech launch. One visitor muses, “It’s like being punched by a garbage truck, but politely.”
The bloom lasts just 48 hours and won’t recur for another 3–5 years, leaving behind only a collapsed spadix and a citywide spike in laundry detergent sales.
