In Warsaw, everyone queued up to admire the corpse flower that smells of rotting flesh.

A rare specimen of Amorphophallus titanum , commonly known as the "corpse flower," bloomed overnight at the University of Warsaw Botanical Garden on Tuesday, attracting crowds of visitors eager to admire the unusual plant.

Native to Sumatra, the corpse flower is known for its infrequent flowering cycle and distinctive odor. "It blooms only once every few years," explained Piotr Dobrzynski, curator of the greenhouse plant collection, adding that it emits a distinctive odor reminiscent of rotting flesh.

This year's specimen has reached an impressive height of 180 cm and a spread of 122 cm. The plant, which last flowered four years ago, now weighs 40 kg, having gained about 15 kg since its last bloom. Its rare ability to heat itself to disperse its scent adds to its uniqueness outside its natural habitat.

Visitors described the smell as a mixture of decay and plant matter. The event became a major attraction for the botanical garden, offering a rare opportunity to observe one of nature's most unusual phenomena.