Wen Chengxin and his wife Liu Chengsu, both nearly 90 years old, appreciate blooming epiphyllum oxypetalums on their balcony at night in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on July 2, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Liu Zhongjun)
The couple has been grown the flowers for 53 years and finally witnessed the blossom. The epiphyllum oxypetalum, also dubbed as the "Queen of the Night", is a special of cactus rarely blooming and only at night. The flower will wilt before dawn.
Wen Chengxin and his wife Liu Chengsu, both nearly 90 years old, appreciate blooming epiphyllum oxypetalums on their balcony at night in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on July 2, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Liu Zhongjun)
The couple has been grown the flowers for 53 years and finally witnessed the blossom. The epiphyllum oxypetalum, also dubbed as the "Queen of the Night", is a special of cactus rarely blooming and only at night. The flower will wilt before dawn.
Wen Chengxin and his wife Liu Chengsu, both nearly 90 years old, appreciate blooming epiphyllum oxypetalums on their balcony at night in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on July 2, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Liu Zhongjun)
The couple has been grown the flowers for 53 years and finally witnessed the blossom. The epiphyllum oxypetalum, also dubbed as the "Queen of the Night", is a special of cactus rarely blooming and only at night. The flower will wilt before dawn.
Wen Chengxin and his wife Liu Chengsu, both nearly 90 years old, appreciate blooming epiphyllum oxypetalums on their balcony at night in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on July 2, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Liu Zhongjun)
The couple has been grown the flowers for 53 years and finally witnessed the blossom. The epiphyllum oxypetalum, also dubbed as the "Queen of the Night", is a special of cactus rarely blooming and only at night. The flower will wilt before dawn.
