Buds - about a week old
The afternoon of blossoming
Full blossom at midnight
The flowers begin to bloom in the early evening and is fully blossomed by midnight. They have a heady fragrant, very strong, very nice - which I like very much. The unfortunate thing is that the flowers died by morning. Perhaps that's where they get their name 'Queen of the Night' - beautiful fragrant, and flower in full bloom for only one night.
Neat cactus most of mine flower in the daytime, just for a day... My dad had some that would open up a huge flower for the night. They smelled amazing to attract moths to polinate them.
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Thanks for dropping by. Ah, that explains why they smell so good - because they are short-lived, they need to attract the moths or insects to pollinate them before they die. I learned something today. Thanks!
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No worries. I think a lot of them flower at night because there isn't as many bee's in the dessert so they depend on moths and night creatures. Too hot for the bee's...
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You are very knowledgeable. :-) Cheers!
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voted.. flowers always calms the nerves
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