I have one of these weird looking plants in my backyard for three or four years. It was a gift from a friend who wasn't entirely sure what it was - I stuck it in a pot and left it to do its thing. As it happens it has grown nicely - from 12 inches to over two metres and after a bit of research, discovered that it is Epiphyllum oxypetalum - or more commonly known as Queen of the Night. It's of interest because if and when it flowers, it only does so for one night. Quite by accident I happened to see buds developing one day so waited till dark, set up my Olympus OM1 to snap a time-lapse video to record the event. I waited a couple of hours then checked the results - nada, nothing doing. So maybe next night.
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| Queen of the Night (false alarm!) Looking like a real developing flower head - on the first night this was as good as it was going to get that night. Olympus OM1. 1/20s @ f14 ISO3200 (ExpComp -0.3). |
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| Next night, there I was lurking in the shadows once more, hoping the bud would develop into a full bloom - the flower did begin to open once the sun was down. |
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| An hour later there was a thunderstorm and it started raining quite heavily and of course, this was the night of nights! Once fully open it's about the size of the average saucer and looks really quite beautiful (and fragile). Shot with the Olympus OM1, 12-40mm f2.8 lens (at 40mm), 1/60s @ f5.6, ISO 6400. Illuminated with a single LED flashlight. |
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| Another shot of a different flower (this plant produced seven flowers in all). Olympus OM1, 1/13s @ f14, ISO 6400 |
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| Here's a close up. 1/10s @ f14, ISO1600 |
The after party: once the flowering is done, the next day this is what it looks like. If you mess up the camera settings, you have to wait a year for the next opportunity! I was so glad that the Olympus is more or less waterproof otherwise I'd have not got these shots!
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