The giant flowers that give off the stench of blooming are on display in the US and Japan, attracting many visitors.

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Visitors photographed and blocked their nose as they stood near the flower Amorphophallus titanum, often called scavenger flower, in the Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, USA on July 23.Photo: Gulf Times.

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The scavenger flower is on display at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Petersburg. Peter, Minnesota state, USA on July 23.Photo: Mankato Free Press.

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A female student photographed inside the flower.Photo: Mankato Free Press.

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Thousands of people went to the Koishikawa Botanical Garden in Tokyo, Japan on July 22 to see the flower of Amorphophallus titanum.Photo: BBC.

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This is the first time this flower blooms after 20 years.Photo: AFP.

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The flower has a height of 1.52 m.Photo: AFP.

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The flower diameter is 0.91 m.Photo: BBC.

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Its pistil has a height of 1.29 m. Flower tree originates from Sumatra island of Indonesia. A visitor described the smell of flowers as the smell of decomposing garbage.Photo: BBC.