A short reign

After traipsing up the back yard in the dark in the middle of the night for the last five nights to check on the progress of a rare bud on my Queen of the Night cactus (epiphyllum oxypetalum), it finally burst into bloom last night. First time I have caught it in all the years I have grown it. Gorgeous eh?

These night flowers only open well after dark and only last a single night. Next morning? Collapse. See below.

February 2022