Thousands watch live stream as rare cactus starts to bloom in UK
by Molly Blackall and agency from Environment | The Guardian on (#5EEEZ)
Selenicereus wittii bloomed in a live stream from Cambridge University's Botanic Garden on Saturday
A rare Amazonian cactus called the moonflower has bloomed for what botanists believe is the first time in the UK.
Experts at Cambridge University's Botanic Garden kept a night watch throughout the week so that they did not miss the flowering of Selenicereus wittii - an event which usually begins at sunset and is over by sunrise.
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