# Watch Putricia the corpse lily bloom on live webcam! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 23, 2025, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284 "2025-01-23T06:26:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284/21 "2025-01-24T05:52:22Z")
They do smell like a dead animal. Explaining what a scent is like to someone who has never smelled it is not something I know how to do, though. Maybe if you’ve ever smelled rotting seaweed on a hot day on the beach, that’s a little towards what it is like? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284/22 "2025-01-24T06:12:33Z")
So kind of like the smell of the water in a vase of dead flowers, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284/23 "2025-01-24T15:41:36Z")
If you really want to know you could order the main chemicals involved in the smell of death, putrescine and cadaverine. > **[Putrescine, 98%, MP Biomedicals, Quantity: 1 g | Fisher Scientific](https://www.fishersci.com/shop/products/putrescine-98-mp-biomedicals-4/ICN10044101)** > > Putrescine is a GABA precursor in many biological systems and synthon for amido-ureas Shop Putrescine, ∽98%, MP Biomedicals™ at Fishersci.com > **[Cadaverine 1%](https://pellwall.com/en-us/products/cadaverine-1)** > > 1,5-diaminopentane at 1%  Description and usage notes: One of the most unusual, powerful and, frankly obnoxious, perfumery ingredients available anywhere. From the name you might expect Cadaverine to smell like a rotting corpse and while there... Or, cheaper and more accurately, buy a bag of these, leave it unrefrigerated for a few days, then open it. > **[Extra-Large Feeder Rats (3 Per Bag) - Extra-Large Frozen Rats | RodentPro](https://www.rodentpro.com/products/extra-large-rats-3-per-bag)** > > Buy a 3 pack of extra-large rats online. Our frozen extra-large rats offer a safer alternative to live food for pets. Order your extra-large rats in a bag of three from Rodent Pro. Free ground shipping on orders totaling $99 or more! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284/24 "2025-01-24T15:43:46Z")
Meanwhile, looks like the live feed is over. Too bad, I wanted to see how detumesced it was now. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284/25 "2026-04-26T00:54:56Z")
Another flower, another live stream [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/z-fD97uuaGM/maxresdefault.jpg "Titan Arum Live - Chicago Botanic Garden.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-fD97uuaGM) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284/26 "2026-05-01T22:59:42Z")
Aaaaand, that one’s done, but here’s another. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OJRm3-XzWnE/maxresdefault.jpg "Shangri La Gardens") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJRm3-XzWnE) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284/27 "2026-05-02T17:41:02Z")
In a few days our corpse lily (actually an Amorphophallus konjac) will be blooming in the garden, spreading picturesque stench and attracting admirers and flies. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284/28 "2026-05-02T23:50:44Z")
My konjac blooms (4 this year) have already come and gone. The earliest flowering ever, the first to fully open was on April 5th, the last one to wilt on April 22nd. Now I’m watching daily to see how many leaves come up this year. I moved them to a new location in March and had around 20 fairly large to large corms and around 50 small ones. So far 16 of them have broke the surface. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-putricia-the-corpse-lily-bloom-on-live-webcam/1013284.md?page=1)