Baobab flower - something we rarely see. Such a beautiful flower.

If one is to expect lovely fragrances of the flowers resembling that of roses or jasmine one could be disappointed. Baobab flowers exude a rather tart smell, which can be intense depending on the stage of blooming. Some compare it to the smell of carrion. I do not share this view. On my last visit to the Kruger National Park I came by a dead hippopotamus and the smell of it differed essentially from that of baobab flowers.