Not the penis plant, although pretty close. Actual photo after the jump, in all its bloomin' glory...
The world's largest flower, with the Latin name of Amorphophallus titanium, which means "giant deformed penis," is growing rapidly.
On Friday night, the rarely seen Titan Arum will briefly be in bloom in downtown Sydney, a city where it has not been exposed in four years. Botanic Gardens Trust executive director Tim Entwisle said the flower, which blooms for 48-72 hours and smells "like a dead rat," has a "phenomenal" growth rate, "up to 10 centimeters per day."
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