LONDON - Staff at Kew Gardens were bracing themselves for a rush of visitors as the world's largest flower prepared to bloom for the first time in Britain for 33 years. Staff at the Royal Botanical Gardens in London expect the Titan Arum, famed as much for its hideous smell as its awesome size, to attract hordes of nature lovers.
Hideous smell of success
LONDON - Staff at Kew Gardens were bracing themselves for a rush of visitors as the world's largest flower prepared to bloom …
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