A corpse flower, affectionately named "Putricia," goes on public display as it prepares to flower at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney on Jan. 18 in Sydney.

It will be just the fifth such blooming at the Sydney gardens, the most recent being in 2010. Other corpse flowers bloomed in 2004, 2008, and there was a rare double bloom in 2006.

Putricia was the first Corpse Flower (or ‘Amorphophallus titanum’ or ‘Titan Arum’) to bloom in Sydney in 15 years, and many of her loyal fans and followers have been at a loss since the ...

The flower's Latin name translates as "giant, misshapen penis." But it's better known to locals as "Putricia." Royal Botanical Garden Sydney has even set up a livestream in anticipation.