Night Blooming Cereus

There were excitement at Betty's home. The Night Blooming Cereus bloomed last night!

Night Blooming Cereus, as the name suggests, blooms at night. The flowers have a blooming life of about 12 hours. It smells and looks wonderful when the flowers are in full bloom, but sadly the beauty only last a very short time.

The first four photos are the early stage of the blooming in various views. The fifth photo is taken 10 hours after the blooming started.

The sixth photo shows the bulbs that yet to bloom; and the last photo shows the flower wilted.

Chinese use the phrase "One flash of Night Blooming Cereus" to describe a beauty or a glory that lasts a very short time.

For more about this plant, visit:

http://rfovell.bol.ucla.edu/cereus.html