‘We Watch Flowers’: Thousands wait for the rare flowering of fragrant plants

Not much to see now: Putricia stood silent and tall in front of the brown curtain, easily flying behind the red velvet rope. Occasionally, visitors appear in the frame when they snap a selfie with the plant.

But when she blooms, viewers can expect to see Putricia unfold a bright maroon or crimson skirt, known as a spathe, around her spadix is ​​a large spike in the center of the plant.

The Gardens said it was “difficult to predict exactly when” Putricia would bloom, but that didn’t stop thousands from collecting online.

“I’m back to see how Putricia is doing and I can see she’s still spending time like the queen she is, fair play,” one commenter wrote. “This is the slowest burlesque ever,” said another.

Yet another wrote: “One night I watched, fell asleep, woke up, watched, fell asleep. I’m weak, but Putricia is strong. WWTF.”

Other popular acronyms among viewers are WDNRP (Urang Ulah Rush Putricia) and BBTB (Blessed Be The Bloom).