Everyone Wants To See Titan’s Penis

What is that appears once every ten years and only lasts for 72 hours? No, it's not a Zach Braff movie at your local multiplex, it's Titan's Penis, a ten foot tall phallic flower. 

FMT News (link below) was on hand to report on the blooming.

Hundreds of curious visitors braved long queues in the French city of Nantes yesterday to catch a rare glimpse of an enormous flower dubbed “Titan’s Penis” that appears only once a decade.

More than 2,000 people rushed to see the Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the titan arum, at the city’s Jardin des Plantes after it began flowering on Sunday.

The phallus-shaped flower is the tallest in the world, reaching heights of up to three metres (10 feet), though the one in Nantes measures only 1.6 metres.

It appears once every 10 years and lasts for only 72 hours. The flower is also known for its deeply unpleasant odor reminiscent of rotting meat.

Are they sure it's not a Zach Braff movie?

Via FMT News