{"id":494,"date":"2011-12-11T21:00:49","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T02:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migrate.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/?p=494"},"modified":"2019-11-29T18:57:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T23:57:46","slug":"night-blooming-cereus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/night-blooming-cereus\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Blooming Cereus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A rather awkward looking gangle of a plant, the <a title=\"Night Blooming Cereus\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nightblooming_cereus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">night blooming cereus<\/a> has a blossom that will take your breath away. They start to open around 9 PM and for about 3 hours slowly before your eyes reveal themselves. The flower will only last that one night, but your nose will hold its fragrance long past its few hours of glory. Here are a few snaps of our neighbor&#8217;s bloom from late summer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1170\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1170px; height: 780px;\" data-original-width=\"1170\" data-original-height=\"780\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 780px; height: 780px;\" data-original-width=\"780\" data-original-height=\"780\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"776\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"776\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"496\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1315167066&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92011 E. F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;97&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Nightblooming Cereus&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?fit=620%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?fit=940%2C940&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?w=776&#038;h=776&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?resize=620%2C620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?resize=940%2C940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?resize=570%2C570&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13789_Edit.jpg?resize=510%2C510&amp;ssl=1 510w\" width=\"776\" height=\"776\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"776\" data-original-height=\"776\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" alt=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" style=\"width: 776px; height: 776px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 390px; height: 780px;\" data-original-width=\"390\" data-original-height=\"780\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"386\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"386\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"497\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1315167516&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92011 E. F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.4&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Nightblooming Cereus&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?fit=620%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?fit=940%2C940&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?w=386&#038;h=386&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?resize=620%2C620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?resize=940%2C940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?resize=570%2C570&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13801_Edit.jpg?resize=510%2C510&amp;ssl=1 510w\" width=\"386\" height=\"386\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"386\" data-original-height=\"386\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" alt=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" style=\"width: 386px; height: 386px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"386\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"386\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"498\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1315170383&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92011 E. F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.8&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Nightblooming Cereus&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?fit=620%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?fit=940%2C940&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?w=386&#038;h=386&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?resize=620%2C620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?resize=940%2C940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?resize=570%2C570&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13870_Edit.jpg?resize=510%2C510&amp;ssl=1 510w\" width=\"386\" height=\"386\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"386\" data-original-height=\"386\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" alt=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" style=\"width: 386px; height: 386px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1170px; height: 1041px;\" data-original-width=\"1170\" data-original-height=\"1041\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 1170px; height: 1041px;\" data-original-width=\"1170\" data-original-height=\"1041\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1166\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1037\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"499\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1315170490&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92011 E. F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.8&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Nightblooming Cereus&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg?fit=620%2C551&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg?fit=940%2C836&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg?w=1166&#038;h=1037&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg?resize=620%2C551&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg?resize=768%2C683&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg?resize=940%2C836&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg?resize=570%2C507&amp;ssl=1 570w\" width=\"1166\" height=\"1037\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"1166\" data-original-height=\"1037\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" alt=\"Nightblooming Cereus\" style=\"width: 1166px; height: 1037px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rather awkward looking gangle of a plant, the night blooming cereus has a blossom that will take your breath away. They start to open around 9 PM and for about 3 hours slowly before your eyes reveal themselves. The flower will only last that one night, but your nose will hold its fragrance long [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[214],"tags":[46,26,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-494","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-flowers-photography","8":"tag-floral-abstracts","9":"tag-labor-day","10":"tag-night-blooming-cerus","11":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Nightblooming_Cereus__13877_Edit_Edit-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C1067&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1FUJv-7Y","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}