Our cactus has flowered – caught on time-lapse

Posted on | July 21, 2010 | No Comments

This is a time lapse video I made of one of our cactuses flowering. It’s about my third or fourth go at doing this type of filming and I’m very pleased with my Samsung SP-30 digital video camera which is excellent.

The flowers are a lovely lemony yellow colour and have a marvellous rich scent. As they open just before dawn I guess that the plant is seeking pollination by an early flying creature. I’ll have to do some research on what pollinates this type of cactus.

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