“Queen of the Night,” 6 by 6 photo, by Polly Curran
Sarasota Branch, Florida
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Artist’s statement
The “Queen of the Night” is an extraordinary plant. It is prized for its excellence in bloom, size, fragrance — and the fact that it only blooms for a single night each year. It is also called “night-blooming cereus,” a subtropical cactus.
I have this plant in my garden and enjoy watching the progress from a small bud to the moment it begins to turn its face upward and finally show its full bloom, maybe 6 inches in diameter. I wrote a haiku for this very special moment:
She makes her appearance hidden in darkness
Behold her radiance for one night only;
This remarkable Queen of the Night
Lovely Polly! I’m off to Vancouver Dec. 5-27. See you in the new year! We have been blessed with grandchild #5! Baby boy! Enjoy the season my friend! Cindy Halward
Polly, this is truly a fabulous photo, the bloom was well worth waiting for. Thank you for sharing this. Jan Johnston
breathtaking, truly breathtaking. thanks for sharing your photo of the Queen of the Night. Remarkable what talent you have 🙂
What a wonderful flower, how special! Thank you for sharing!