One of the rare — and pungent — corpse flowers at Cal State Long Beach is set to bloom. The phenomenon could take place as early as Saturday, June 14, said the university’s botanical curator. The ...

Phil, the Cal State Long Beach “corpse flower” that emitted a powerful stench this week — which some described as bad onions, others as the county dump — is slipping into an indefinite beauty sleep.

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