The Brief
- The “Queen of the Night”, also known as Selenicereus pteranthus, is a night-flowering cactus that blooms once a year.
- Hundreds of people came out to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota on Thursday night to watch the bloom.
- The bloom happens in about 30 minutes and lasts through the night.
SARASOTA, Fla. – Hundreds of people came out to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota on Thursday night to watch a bloom that only happens once a year.
When the sun goes down, the “Queen of the Night” blooms.
The “Queen of the Night”, also known as Selenicereus pteranthus, is a night-flowering cactus.
“Selenicereus, Selene, was the Greek Goddess of the moon,” Mike McLaughlin, Selby Gardens’ Senior VP of Horticulture said.…