Queen of the night Cactus

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The queen of the night cactus has strong, sweetly scented flowers that have been known to be picked during the night and brought inside to enjoy their perfume-like fragrance. Large and white in appearance, they thrive best in twilight-like lighting of the morning and afternoon sun, and only stay fully bloomed throughout the night.

How to Paint a Queen of the Night

This cactus flower is one of the more challenging flowers in this book. The body of the cactus has a lot of ridges that are important to the shape of this cactus. Along with ridges, painting the layering of the cactus body is a process in itself. The flower ...

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