VIDEO: Cactus blooms only once a year, at night

A Night-blooming cereus is visible Monday, August 19, 2019, just after midnight in Fayetteville.
A Night-blooming cereus is visible Monday, August 19, 2019, just after midnight in Fayetteville.

A Night-blooming cereus is visible Monday, August 19, 2019, just after midnight in Fayetteville.

The flower, a ceroid cacti, is short lived and blooms only once a year for a single night.

The flower also known as the Princess of the Night blooms around the time of a full moon.

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