What a giant, stinky flower reminded us about being human

By: Anna Gray

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 858

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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For 10 days, thousands of people waited for something that could not be rushed, scheduled, or optimized. We waited for a plant.

The collective reaction to this week’s corpse flower bloom at Horridge Conservatory on the Kingston campus of the University of Rhode Island was a beautiful illustration of the best of humanity.

As an employee of URI’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences, I watched the anticipation around a plant we …

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