Carrion plant in bloom

I was so excited to see this plant in bloom. I had read about them before, but never saw one in person. The flower smelled really bad, like garbage, but the flies were all over it like candy! So cool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapelia_gigantea

[Milanie]

Those flowers really are pretty

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh that flower is wonderful - I get some fungi here that are the same and attract flies like crazy

[moni kozi]

So interesting!

[Mags]

One of my favorites! My grandmother called it a starfish cactus.

[LManning (Laura)]

Quite an experience! It’s a fascinating flower.

[Laura]

Very cool flower.

[Diana]

What a lovely shot of this gorgeous looking flower, pity about the smell though.

[Steve Chappell]

Cool looking but sounds like not a plant to have around the house if it smells bad