Harrisia aboriginum

Night over the Gulf..

Blooming Harrisia aboriginum captured by diligent long-time volunteers Wade and Carol Collier. They spent days watching the advancement of buds on the plants at a public beachfront location and then returned at night when the flowers appeared ready to open. They were rewarded with this beauty in bloom, as if one of the night stars over […]

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Beauty in the Night…

Night-blooming flower of Harrisia fragrans, sister taxa to Harrisia aboriginum and also endemic to Florida. I spent 2 hours after hours at Selby Gardens between 10pm and midnight photographing this remarkable bloom.  […]

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