Beauty and the beast
jane_socal
18 years ago
Once a year and only at night, cereus peruvianus monstrosus puts forth a beautiful bloom. By morning (seen here), it's already closing up tight and within a few days, drops off: blink and you miss it.
Ah, the wonders of nature.
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