Good Timing

This flower, related to the night-blooming Cereus cactus, blooms for only a few hours each year. By chance, it was in bloom when we saw it. It was raised by Yoshino's grandmother. She had another one in her garden, but we were not lucky enough for that one to be in bloom, too.

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