After the Party

by Cheri Randolph

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After the Party

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Cheri Randolph

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With blooms that last only one night, those of the Night Blooming Cereus, are beautiful even as they are wilting the next morning. This was captured in my backyard garden in Houston, Texas on a large specimen plant that amazingly had 22 blooms in one night this past summer. The delicate fragrance permeates the entire garden and the large, pale blossoms provide a touch of light in the night time garden setting.

Regardless of genus or species, night-blooming cereus flowers are almost always white, often large, and frequently fragrant. Most of the flowers open after nightfall, and by dawn, most are in the process of wilting. The plants that bear such flowers can be tall, columnar, and sometimes extremely large and tree-like, but more frequently are thin-stemmed climbers. While some night-blooming cereus are grown indoors in homes or greenhouses in colder climates, most of these plants are too large or ungainly for this treatment, and are only found outdoors in tropical areas.

Note: This image has been processed with a digital watercolor filter and will reproduce most effectively on a matte surface paper such as watercolor paper or Somerset Velvet.

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October 26th, 2012

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