Bartholdi Park is hidden in plain sight with its carnivorous plants, paw-paws, and 15-ton historic fountain.

Answers ranged from “rotting fish” to “boiled cabbage meets gym socks.”

DCist asked a few people who visited the stink-less titan arum between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday to describe the plant in three words or less. This is what they said.

Why live stream something that’s notable for its smell, which cannot be appreciated via computer screen? Because we can!