SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Almost a year to the dot after an endangered flower at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas made a rare — and smelly — bloom, another one is expected to blossom.

Researchers have revealed the genetic and chemical reasons behind the titan arum’s unique warming mechanism and putrid scent.

Corpse flowers can take seven to 10 years to produce their first bloom and thereafter bloom once every four to five years, so this week's event was a rare glimpse. The San Diego Botanic Garden ...

It can take up to 10 years for a corpse flower to bloom for the first time, according to the San Diego Botanic Garden. After that initial flowering, they might only bloom once every four to five ...