Photo of the Month for September

The photo I have selected for this month is one of my favorites.

The image is a night blooming cereus titled "Queen of the Night."

The bloom has a lot of wonderful attributes, but the one I can't share with you in this image is the profoundly sweet perfume it gives off when it opens...almost pure vanilla. Sadly it only blooms at night and only lasts one night. Because of that, many people have not seen the bloom. I captured this image when friends called and said that it appeared the flower would open during the night. We had to wait awhile, but it did bloom and this is what it looked like.

I hope you enjoy the photo until you have the opportunity to actual be in the presence of the real thing.