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Rare foul-smelling 'penis plant' blooms in Europe for only third time in history

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For more stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The phallic part of the plant, which can reach a height of over six feet, is part of its female stage of development.It requires very warm and humid growing conditions.In its natural environment, on the Indonesian island of Java, the penis plant can take up to seven years to bloom.

In Europe, it’s an incredibly rare event. The last time it happened in the Hortus Botanicus was in 1997.This week the University of Leiden's botanical garden in the Netherlands posted on Instagram: "At long last!

Our Penis plant, Amorphophallus decus-silvae, has opened up fully and is blooming. Its scent is also present."It is the first time the six-year-old plant had.

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