Night Blooming Cereus: ugly duckling, protector…then entertainer for one night a year.
Protector? There were some sketchy things going on in my neighborhood. My NBC shot up a new leaf, the tallest it ever has, which bent towards the window.
She looked like a cobra (see shadow). I snickered and thanked her every time I saw her ~ for menacing evildoers out in the ‘hood.
Yesterday, her first bud appeared. August is her month, normally, so I’ve been looking.
It never gets old!
Looks like the bud is giving us the thumbs up, no?
The bud grows hourly. Stay tuned!
uppervalleygirl 
Yay!!! I can’t believe it’s that time of year again already!
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Last year she blew like 2 months early. She accommodated my move date IMHO.
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I look forward to it every year!
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Too bad I didn’t give you a cutting before you moved! I didn’t know how until lately.
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I love the color of that room! And the moldings are gorgeous!!!
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Why thank you. I built it myself at the turn of the century.
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By that I mean the 1800s.
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This is a hearty soul of a NBC! She never disappoints! I’m totally invested in the outcome, plants are pets too 😉 you taught me this many years ago
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I did? In Yonkers?
I have yet to be out of town when it happens. She’s loyal!
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