A magnificent flower of the night-blooming cactus Harrisia jusbertii, with a diameter of more than six inches or 15 centimeters.
Las Cruces, New Mexico (late June) - Flowers open nocturnally.
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| *The stunning flower of the night-blooming Harrisia jusbertii reaches a diameter more than six inches (fifteen centimeters). The Harrisia cactus is famed for its large, funnel-shaped, green throated flowers, from which it derives the common names 'Green Siren' or sometimes 'Midnight Princess'. We have heard that the comparative rarity of these plants is due to a property similar to the Peyote. |
