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Pat Coleman takes a photo with a disposible camera of a night-blooming Cereus, Peniocereus greggii at Tohono Chul Park in June 2006.
File photo by Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

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Free event tonight at Tohono Chul for night-blooming cereus flowers

Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.02.2008
The night-blooming cereus flowers bloom once a year.
And according to the folks at Tohono Chul Park, tonight is the night.
The park, at 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, is holding a free event tonight to highlight its more than 350 of the native cactus, which it says is the largest collection in the world.
The park will be open until midnight.
And best of all, visitors can enjoy the Queen of the Night in all its blooming glory for free.
Flashlights and closed-toe shoes are highly recommended, according to a news release from the park.
Visit the park’s website at www.tohonochulpark.org for more information