New York Times photographer Marilynn K. Yee ascends a ladder, steadied by BBG gardener Allessandro Chiari, to get a good shot inside Baby's blossom. The corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) attracted over a thousand visitors to Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
• Photo taken on 8.11.05 • Filed under: botanic gardens Brooklyn flora flowers New York City Park Slope people Prospect Heights