"Waldo," a flower that smells like rotting meat, is expected to bloom sometime in the next week. (Volunteer Park Conservatory)

You read that right.

The corpse flower, a rare flora that smells just like you'd expect, is about to bloom this week at the Volunteer Park Conservatory.

It's such a unique little thing, staff there gave it a name. They call it Waldo.

Amorphophallus titanum grows wild in the rainforests of Indonesia, but is being cultivated in gardens all over the world. The flower can weigh up to 80 pounds and stand as high as a grown adult.

Waldo is on loan to the Conservatory from the University of Washington. It first bloomed there in 2005.

The flower is available for viewing (and sniffing) daily at the Conservatory, 1400 E Galer St. at the north end of Volunteer Park, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can also track the bloom online on the Conservatory Web site.