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'We Watch The Flower': Thousands await stinky plant's rare bloom

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Summary
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66% Informative

The titan arum plant, housed in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney , blooms only once every few years for just 24 hours .

It will release a smell described as "wet socks, hot cat food, or rotting possum flesh" The long wait and uncertainty as to when Putricia will bloom - has spawned jokes and even a unique lingo in the livestream's chat.

VR Score

67

Informative language

66

Neutral language

65

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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