Rare Flowers Bloom for One Night in Arizona Desert, Then Die

Sarah Le
Sarah Le
reporter
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Legend says that this stunning nocturnal flower, called Queen of the Night, only blooms one night out of the entire year.

The Peniocereus greggii, which is also called the night-blooming cereus or deer-horn cactus, can only be found in the southwest United States and northern Mexico. It normally looks like a dead bush or a bunch of sticks almost all year long.

However, on one incredible summer night, this plant suddenly displays a number of beautiful white blossoms all at once.  

Sarah Le
Sarah Le
reporter
Sarah Le is an editor for The Epoch Times in Southern California. She lives with her husband and two children in Los Angeles.