FfFfFfFF 58,375 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 A rare Amazonian cactus called the moonflower has bloomed for what botanists believe is the first time in the UK. Experts at Cambridge University’s Botanic Garden kept a night watch throughout the week so that they did not miss the flowering of Selenicereus wittii – an event which usually 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 (11 inches) long. The coveted flower produces a sweet-smelling scent that turns “rancid” after just two hours, as the plant begins to die. The plant is only found on the high waterline of the floodplain rainforests of the Amazon basin. A post on the garden’s Instagram feed said: “Oh it’s been worth the wait, what a beauty! Our moonflower has opened & the smell is divine – similar to gardenia & jasmine atm & it’ll change (we think) into rotten veg smelling later.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/20/thousands-live-stream-rare-cactus-prepares-to-bloom-uk-moonflower-selenicereus-wittii Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTPOPe 10,169 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 What a beauty! Few years ago I was lucky enough to witness another species of the genus Selenicereus blooming at our local botanical garden at dusk. The fragrance was insanely strong and filled the entire greenhouse. After a while it was a bit nauseating though existing in the context of all in which I live and what came before me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyniildisk 12,689 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 if i was a flower, i would be those Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinnitus15 51,886 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 It’s amazing how Covid helped this planet...I’ve seen more good news concerning nature and rare species(for example 0 rhinos have been killed in Africa in 2020 and others..Like the low CO2 emissions in the big cities) than never before...We should think about how we damage our planet and sometimes nature speaks for herself-Texas and snowing in Saudi Arabia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR 3,996 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 WOW!!! It came to slay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksies 527 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Nature is truly Incredible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Damn, nature you beautiful ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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