As we wee leaving around 10 pm.  By 6 am this morning, the blossoms had withered.  They bloom...

As we wee leaving around 10 pm. By 6 am this morning, the blossoms had withered. They bloom once. If you went inside at 7 pm thinking you'd check it out 'tomorrow', you would miss the whole show.

Location
TucsonCacti
Photographer
Margaret Hovell
Date taken

Comments

  • Very cool! How did you know about this particular cactus? And how did you know this night would be the night? Thanks for sharing! That's really cool...

    — John Hovell

  • We were at dinner at a friend's house, and it is their cereus. They had been watching the bud elongate all week, and therefore thought the time was close. So we took the first look at 5 (wish I had taken that picture), and the change by 7 was so dramatic, we thought "this is it!". We were just lucky to be visiting them last night. They sent a picture of the withered blossom this morning.

    — Margaret Hovell