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Corpse flower at Missouri Botanical Garden won’t bloom

The Missouri Botanical Garden said ‘Octavia’ used so much energy growing that she doesn’t have anything left to support a bloom.
Credit: Cassidy Moody

ST. LOUIS – Stinky news for fans of the famous corpse flower…

The Missouri Botanical Garden said ‘Octavia’ used so much energy growing that she doesn’t have anything left to support a bloom.

‘So much for the big stink! Octavia the #corpseflower appears to be in decline, having expended so much energy growing that she has nothing left to support a bloom.’ The Missouri Botanical Garden said.

Octavia first bloomed on July 9, 2017.

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