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Crowds stand in a conservatory around the corpse flower.

The corpse flower is seen at the Geelong Botanic Gardens.

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"Ever since this started, people have just embraced the line, the waiting, the anticipation,"
Ms Reissinger said.

People are seen lining up at the gates of the Geelong Botanic Gardens.

"So, it will take another seven to 10 years to get enough energy to produce a flower again."

A man views the corpse flower with a line of people in the background.

"You get this putrid smell and so that attracts — in Sumatra where it grows — all these insects that are attracted to rotting meat,"
he said.

People line up outside a hothouse in the Geelong Botanic Gardens.

"The kids were hilarious with their faces yesterday, not so much today,"
she said.
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