This has to be the most unique houseplant I have ever owned. Nearly 25 years ago, a fellow worker brought me a bloom from his houseplant into where we worked. We worked midnights back then, and his houseplant had bloomed for him previously, so he knew exactly what time the bloom would open.
This rather large bud sat on my bench, waiting until just after midnight to open. What a magnificent performance this bud offered, watching it open. WOW, and what an amazing fragrance it gave off, lasting until the end. It’s tough to explain how delicate yet aromatically, beautifully it was scented.
Next night, this fellow worker brought me in a cutting from his Queen of the Night houseplant, explaining to me that this type of plant originally came from the South American rainforest, and that it grows in the crotch of trees where debris has accumulated and started to rot. He suggested I use similar soil to at least start my plant from… which is what I did. Later, I added potting soil to the mix.
Ever summer, 
for the past seven years now, I have sent my Queen of the Night outside to stay on my backyard deck, to soak up our summer temperatures in hope of getting it to bloom. Well, this spring (late May, once the threat of frost was no longer an issue), while setting my plant out on my deck, I decided that if it didn’t bloom this year, perhaps I should dispose of it. After all, it really is NOT a very attractive looking houseplant… not really. And, given its unique watering (seldom) it’s not like I could get another plant to share the pot to “spruce” it up a bit.
Anyway, early this August, I noticed a new growth that I was sure was going to be a blossom. After a few days of watching this new growth slowly grow larger, I KNEW it was to be my very first bloom. YIPE!
On August 19, 2015, just before 10PM the blossom began to open. My first photo of it was taken at about 10:20PM… and the last photo in full bloom (at the top) I took at about 12:30AM on the 20th of August; with the spent bloom photo taken at around 6PM on 20th of August.
Here is a video of someone else’s Queen of the Night blooming, several blooms at once:
UPDATE: September 9, 2015 Today I spotted two more blooms!
See my video below.
UPDATE September 27, 2015 The 2nd and 3rd blossoms opened this evening!
See my video below
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Queen of the Night detailed here.
Here’s a Twitter post time-lapse of a blossom opening: https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1771584429367910801
Hello Trish,
I see you’ve now added Blogging to your repertoire, may i ask how it’s going for you.
I did think of one for myself BUT~To me * it * is more of a S/log and that is not yet catered for anywhere on the net, which after having done a small search into Blogs and Blogging…. surprises me. So many of them, that is, without any grounding in any thing really , or at least so it has seemed to me.
Consequences of course… with little to base any realistic expectation for any sort of meaning full conversation.
NOT~ it seems, something you’ve not been unaware of yourself. { Parr for DisCourse } being case To point.
Anyway even if i did set one up I would still need to post videos to and in support of it, and all the dam clicking then involved a pain and something i would rather avoid, not only me in mind there but any future viewers too.
REGARDS
LLOYD { appleEed } being focus for English and * must * to Mothers of Tongue go.
Thank YOU Lloyd for visiting my post and taking the time to comment. Much appreciated!
Am very glad you were able to enjoy the beautiful blossom my Queen of the Night honoured me with this year, with two more coming soon.
I enjoy sharing “rants”, “raves” and recipes with all who are interested, thus my “Trish’s treasure trove of tantalizing topics” 🙂
Blogging is fun for me as website design is one of my passions.