Queen of the Night
This plant is called a Cereus plant, or “Queen of the Night”. It only blooms perhaps once a year, ONE NIGHT a year, and usually opens up late at night soon after midnight with my experience. This is the second year it’s bloomed, and it’s really an awesome few hours to see her in all her glory, for in the morning, she closes up, and she is done. There were two blooms that opened up at the same time. It’s truly an honor to be in her presence, because it’s SO easy to miss this beautiful bloom!
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Terri~Lynn
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Anibal
Wow… nice capture.. That is one thing I do not have is a green thumb… Plants have a tendancy to turn yellow and die in my presance.. so we do each other a favor and “leave” each other alone…I made a funny.. this is gorgeous…till next time..tah tah
vanvic
Beautiful Flower…......!!
Jeff Palm Phot...
beautiful work!!!!! lovely capture!
Terri~Lynn Bealle
Thank you… yes Anibal, you made a funny : )
Terri~Lynn Bealle
It’s is such a beautiful bloom, and it smells so incredible when it opens up, sweet aroma, thanks Vanessa!
Terri~Lynn Bealle
I stayed up til like 6 am taking shots… you have to be really really careful, because it’s only at night, and if you use your flash, it may make the flower close up; which I’ve read about. Search “cereus”
-> seriously, it’s quite interesting. I’m sure Victoria will like this pretty flower, LOL! And I’m sure Hollie’s daughter Ozlynn knows all about it!!! Smart kids! Cute too ; ) Ciao for now. Onto the big debate tonight; hmmm… shall be interesting!DWarren
Goodness gracious, this flower is remarkable! I’ve never seen or heard of it before but you did it justice!!
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
check out the new video link I just attached in description!
Terri~Lynn Bealle
Thanks Dyle! It really is remarkable… MAGICAL :)
Sherry Osborn
oh my.. so did you get it by using a tripod . slow shutter and no flash?
Excellent… really pretty flower to.
Hollie Nass
WOW! That is an awesome capture if I ever saw one!! & an awesome name too!! You must be very patient to wait around for this! Well worth it though! Fantastic shot Terri!!
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
hey Hollie, check out the video link I just attached in the description…
Terri~Lynn Bealle
Thanks Hollie! I had to be very patient. And it was so very worth it. Imagine if you had a plant on your deck, and you begin to see these two huge bulbs hanging from a leaf, and you knew this was a spectacular event, oh my… and I was so tired that night. Ready to just chill and go to bed, but realized this magnificent flower was going to open up and bloom that night, I had to be a trooper, and stay up super late, and shoot… It’s a rare event! Take care buddy!!!!
Terri~Lynn Bealle
Tripod, and no flash, a few with a flash of course… just no bright lights because the bloom might fold back in. It’s very delicate and fragile. I’ll add on soon the leaf it was hanging from. Amazing to say the least! The bud forms right off the leaf of the plant which just is stunning to me. It doesn’t make for a great pic, but I will add it on here just to show you…
Terri~Lynn Bealle
Thanks Sherry!!!
Jen Whyte
This is a stunning capture … I love the light and the glossy shine on the petals!
Jen Whyte
I take it that it’s pollenated by Moths if it comes only one NIGHT a year?
valzart
Wow watta shot..it’s enchanting..imagine that one night lol! ;} hugglez
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
check out the video Valzart : )
BlackLemonz
Wow almost alien
Luann Ryan
Stunning !!
Terri~Lynn Bealle
Thanks Jen for your comments! WOW, you are exactly right, it is pollinated by flying moths, as well as, get this
-> bats too!!! CEREUS-LY ; )Terri~Lynn Bealle
Thanks you valzart; yes one night a year, hopefully…
Terri~Lynn Bealle
lol, thanks black lemonz, you have such interesting perspectives, love it!!!
Terri~Lynn Bealle
thanks PTCGirl!!!
handprintz
So this flower only lasts for one night,l think l would not get any sleep around the time it is budding for fear of missing this beautiful bloom,how very unusual,great capture,and thanks for sharing it
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
Thanks Trudi. I wrote comment earlier, but am just realizing you have to hit reply first, duh. Sorry. Thanks for your comment : )
Paul Gibbons
Great shot, well done.
Terri~Lynn Bealle
Hi Trudi, yes, one night, it would be so sad to miss this brilliant bloom!!! I did stay up all night, went to bed when the sun was coming up. Really threw my schedule off, but it was well worth it! Thanks for your comment!
Terri~Lynn Bealle
Thank you Paul :)
leann55
Absolutely gorgeous!
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
Thank you Leann!
Debbie Stobbart
Stunning! You captured it’s beauty so well! I’m so glad you stayed up all night!
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
Thank you so much Debbie!!!
Rosy Kueng
on your top 10 in the Challenge in Flowers in Macro!!!!!!! Well done….amazing capture :o))
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
Thank you so much Rosy for my “Queen of the Night” image to be in the top 10!!! What a wonderful honor; I appreciate it bunches : ) You made my day!!!
Mary Campbell
Wow, how did this not win the white flower challenge.. beautiful..
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
thank you so much Mary!!!
Hannah Fenton-...
This was just Featured in
The woman photographer
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
Oh WOW, thank you so much for the feature!!! That’s great news. I am completely humbled and honored! I love this group, and it’s wonderful to be noticed. Thanks again! T
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
Hi Hannah, I just attached a video link to this one, check it out if you get a chance! Thanks again for the feature!!!
Pat Yager
Hi, Teri— I’m so happy to see this wonderful plant! A dear friend of mine has been telling me about hers, and has even given me a couple of “babies”. I can’t wait to see their performance in a couple of years. Thanks for giving us this lovely picture! – Pat
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
Hi Pat! WOW, that’s so exciting you have some babies of this magnificent plant. It’s truly magical when it blooms. It’s amazing how it happens. You would never know by looking at the plant what beauty blooms off of it’s leaves. Oh, I’ll have to attach a video… Thanks again. I look forward to the next Queen of the Night’s blooming! :) I’m so excited you have these plants! Not too many people know about them.
Cheryl Lunde
Gorgeous and a lovely narrative also! A fave!
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
thank you Cheryl!!!
Diane Schuster
Beautiful image, well worth the wait! Dee
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
It was a LATE night, or early morning… but definitely well worth the wait! Thank you Dee, T :)
KarenKSmith
Awesome image..worth staying up for.
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
Well worth it! Thanks so much Karen!!!
Terri~Lynn Bealle
I just added a link to a video to watch this flower bloom… Look in description!
Marion Cullen
What a truly amazing flower with an equally interesting life journey… so beautiful and so fleeting.
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
it’s so magical! DId you watch the lil clip I attached in the description? It’s amazing. The bloom comes and goes within 24 hours or less… Thanks!
Marion Cullen
I did try to watch it but got a message saying it was no longer available. :-(
Marion Cullen
Just tried it again and it worked! Go figure? lol Wonderful to see.
Terri~Lynn Bealle replied
Great, glad you watched it! I was up all night for that magical bloom :)
gabriellehope 23 days ago
So beautiful Terri, it is very different to the one I have.