Another stinking bloom: Corpse flower unfurling stench at Augsburg University Wednesday

Augsburg University corpse flower blooming

The stink is back; another corpse flower is blooming in the Twin Cities. People have until 9 p.m. on Wednesday to go see and smell the flower, named Lady Gag-Ugh.

When corpse flowers bloom, they unleash a scent of rotting flesh.

Lady Gag-Ugh is housed at a greenhouse on the fourth floor of the Hagfors Center (700 21st Avenue South) at Augsburg University in Minneapolis.

The public is welcome to stop by on Wednesday only until 9 p.m. The flower started blooming Tuesday night, and the foul smell only lasts about 24-36 hours before the flower collapses and stops emitting the odor. The school is not planning further public viewing because of it.

If you can’t make it, you can watch the flower through a Zoom the university set up with a livestream.

The flower reached a height of 94 inches on Monday, which is believed to be the tallest corpse flower to bloom in Minnesota, the university said. Augsberg received the plant in 2021 as a donation from the United States Botanic Garden.

Lady Gag-Ugh is seven years old and this is its first bloom. Corpse flowers take years to bloom, up to a decade.

This is the third corpse flower in the Twin Cities to bloom this year. Two bloomed at Como Park Conservatory, Horace in May and Fredrick in June.

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