Watch: Rare Moonflower cactus blooms for ‘first time in UK’

The Moonflower actually bloomed earlier on Saturday afternoon at around 3pm, and the garden said it was 28cm long

The Moonflower bloomed on Saturday afternoon at around 3pm for what botanists believe is the first time in the UK. Picture: CUBotanicGarden/Youtube

A rare Amazonian cactus called the Moonflower has bloomed for what botanists believe is the first time in the UK.

Experts at Cambridge University’s Botanic Garden kept a night watch throughout the week so that they did not miss the flowering of Selenicereus wittii – an event which usually begins at sunset and is over by sunrise.