Fans of the The Triffids and/or the smell of decomposing meat should head to the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens this week.

The tree-sized Titan arum has one of the largest flowers in the world – and it has just bloomed. The species is famous for its obnoxious stench, said to resemble the odour of a rotting corpse. That hasn’t stopped hundreds of sightseers from visiting this wonder of nature.

Titan arum. Nose-clutching tourists not pictured.

The image is from James Morley, who manages Kew’s website and also happens to be handy with a camera.