QUEEN OF THE NIGHT

The Night Blooming Cereus or Queen of the Night pictured above belongs to a visitor to this blog, Stephanie. She is gracious enough to allow me to share it with you here.  The Chinese consider this plant which has one bloom a year very auspicious. Each flower lasts for only one night. It opens after darkness falls, and the bloom is dead with the rising sun.

Belief has it that the night the plant blooms is an auspicious one and those who are lucky to be there when it blooms should make a wish. Actually, it appears that the people living in the household where the plant blooms will have good luck.