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Echinopsis Cactus Flowers Seem to Explode Like Fireworks
Echinopsis cacti have some of the most brilliant flowers of any cactus, with vibrantly colored petals and explosive blooms that look almost like bursting fireworks. The trick is actually seeing it. The cacti bloom only late at night, and even then only for a few hours. The peak moment of beauty may only last an hour.
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Freaky Flowers: Echinopsis Cacti in Bloom
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People don't usually think of cacti when they think of beautiful flowering plants, but man I could sit here and watch those petals unfurl all day. I've got two cacti sitting in my flower garden. The only two this year I can't wait until they bloom.
That is just simply beautiful! Nature is beautiful. I love small little things like this! They truly are amazing!
This is stunning! Now we just need a gif of a bat pollinating them and we are good to go.
I actually have some of these right outside my house. Living in 110-degree Arizona has its perks :)