June 30, 2020

Location: Vero Beach, private residence

This is known of the Queen of the Night
It only blooms after dark
The flowers can be up over 8 inches wide
And its stamens look kind of like sparks.

Special thanks to guest photographer Heather Stapleton.

Sources: Biology Online - Selenicereus grandiflorus

Photo © 2020 Heather Stapleton,  text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson