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The Amazon moonflower (Selenicereus wittii) has one of the most elusive blooms in the plant kingdom. Each year, for just one night, this rare and unusual cactus opens its sepals to the night sky, releasing a gorgeous white flower and a sweet, jasmi
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11:24 AM February 26, 2021
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11:26 AM February 26, 2021
Glasshouse supervisor Alex Summers rare Amazonian cactus called the Moonflower at Cambridge University s Botanic Garden as it blossoms for what botanists believe is the first time in the UK. Experts kept a night watch throughout the week so that they did not miss the flowering of Selenicereus wittii - an event which begins at sunset and is over by sunrise. The Moonflower actually bloomed earlier on Saturday afternoon at around 3pm, and the garden said it was 28cm long. Picture date: Saturday February 20, 2021.
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The incredibly rare moment an Amazonian cactus blossomed at Cambridge University’s Botanic Garden was caught on camera.