The corpse flower, named 'Meg,' is just days away from blooming, according to the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

The flower only blooms every 6-8 years. Visitors at the Houston Museum of Natural Science have to lean in a bit closer on Thursday to catch a whiff of the corpse flower that bloomed earlier this week.

Local News Corpse Flower at Houston Museum of Natural Science promises to live up to name The flower is expected to bloom within days and produce a stench that smells, well, like death.