This is my first attempt at doing this, so bear with me. Our Epiphyllum oxypetalum flowered tonight, so I thought I'd attempt a time lapse video of the flower opening. Next time I'll try adding some music and some effects.
Last year we had two flowers at the same time on this plant. This year it's three. And we're still like little children when it blooms. No matter how tired we are, we have to go out and check it out and take a whiff of that wonderful aroma.
Known in popular culture as "Dutchman's Pipe" or "Night Blooming Cereus" (along with a few other cactus plants), it's a dependable bloomer every year. But of course it's just for one glorious night.