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The Houston Museum of Natural Science is awaiting the bloom of its latest corpse flower fondly named Meg,On social media, the museum has provided periodic updates on the bloom, known for its stink that has a decidedly grave-heavy stink.

“This is not an exact science and there is a SLIGHT chance she could bloom tomorrow or more likely wait a few extra days,” Lauren Davidson, Cockrell Butterfly Center Manager, said on social media Sunday. “This diva sure knows how to build some suspense. We will continue to share the news as it comes.”

. About 68,000 people visited the museum around the clock for weeks leading up to Lois’ bloom in 2010. She grew about four inches a day to a height of 69 inches.. “Every other year she has gone through a leaf stage storing energy in preparation of this event. Rather than a single flower, corpse flowers are actually inflorescence . This inflorescence is arranged as a spike known as a spadix. We started measuring Meg when we first noticed that the new growth was indeed a bloom.

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