Night Blooming Cereus

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We all know that flowers grow by using sunlight (and definitely water), but have you heard of flowers that grow only at night? Well, this flower is called night blooming cereus, and it is actually a cactus flower. It grows only once a month during the summer time, so the chance of seeing it is very rare. Fortunately, my mom plants one in front of our house, and I just love the smell of it when it blooms. It’s a sweet scent, but it’s not overpowering at the same time.

I took several pictures of the flower at different times. This one was at 7:35 p.m.

At 8:41 p.m.

At 9:32 p.m.

At 10:35 p.m.

I personally like this flower a lot because it is unique. This wasn’t my first time seeing the flower bloom, but I hope I get to see more of them in my life.