The corpse flower at the Chicago Botanic Garden has bloomed, but manually. Enthusiast children and families sniffed the flower on Sunday. They held their noses in mock disgust and took many pictures with the flower.

The flower has become sensation at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe where a number of people were eagerly waiting for the flower to bloom. According to officials of the garden, the rare rainforest plant did not live up to the expectations. On Sunday, a number of curious individuals waited about an hour to get a glimpse of the flower.

According to experts, the plant never opened to display its magnificent leaves. After waiting for many days, scientists at the botanic garden cut around the base of the plant and opened the plant, commonly referred as 'Spike', on their own. A large number of individuals gathered on Sunday to see the flower.

The scientists said that the 68-inch-tall plant did not have the much-needed energy to open its leaves. They peeled the outer layer of the plant. Patrick Herendeen, conservation scientist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, narrated the curious crowd around the planet about the planet's opening.

Herendeen said every single person in the garden was expecting the plant to open itself, but it was disappointing to see Spike not opening its leaves to showcase its beauty. "They're amazing plants. Their flowers are amazing and their odor is amazing. However, this is not unprecedented. It just didn't perform as expected. But that's just like our garden plants at home", the conservation scientist added.