Rare Corpse Flower blooms for first time at Cal Poly

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- A rare flower called Titan Arum, or Corpse Flower, is bloomed at Cal Poly this week.

This is the first time the rare plant has bloomed in Cal Poly's history.

Cal Poly's horticulture and botany students have been growing these plants for over 10 years but had yet to see a flower bloom until this year.

The bloom, which can grow to more than eight feet in height and three feet in diameter, will unleash an acrid odor for which it is famous. The scent is often compared to rotting flesh, which gives the plant its name.

The plant is native to tropical forests and makes the world's largest unbalance inflorescence, or cluster of flowers.

You can watch the livestream on Cal Poly's YouTube page.