Night Blooming Cereus — Images by Phil Bentley
One of the strangest plants of the desert, the night-blooming cereus, is a member 
of the cactus family that resembles nothing more than a dead bush most of the year.
It is rarely seen in the wild because of its inconspicuousness. But for one midsummer’s night each year,
its exquisitely scented flower opens as night falls, then closes forever with the first rays of the morning sun.
— Content Source: Desert USA
what a beauty
Well beyond amazing! Thanks for further expanding my horizons . . . .
You’re welcome.
Great– and thanks to Phil!
My man in the Canyon.
Thanks for capturing this annual blossom. Fantastic!
Wonderfull, beautiful, I love it.
Thank´s for share.
Elvira