NEslipper
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Sorry it's not an orchid, but it's sometimes referred to as the "orchid cactus" or "queen of the night". Flowers are massive and open once the sun sets, but wilt by the morning. Lovely fragrance reminiscent of rose. This came as a cutting from Botanica several years ago and it has always sent up buds, but this is the first time they didn't turn yellow at ~3cm, so I guess the cutting is finally "mature". It opens so fast, it was really cool to watch - my first time ever seeing one of these in flower.
7:47pm
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8:06pm![809.jpg 809.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34712-deaac9d91dde84d14b26dc1cfe48baa7.jpg)
8:19pm
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8:50pm![850.jpg 850.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34714-dea53421d18d67dfc5cbeea3db3fb15e.jpg)
9:50pm![950.jpg 950.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34715-1e8f5015a70baf6f6c769ac05dd4fba3.jpg)
For scale:
![FullyOpen.jpg FullyOpen.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34716-bc0b12361f06239e3189824cc668bc10.jpg)
![Inside1.jpg Inside1.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34717-35147043f058affa68ae2862fc892873.jpg)
![Inside2.jpg Inside2.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34718-4e608fdcbcd085116db0204f485b8a6c.jpg)
With flash
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7:47pm
![747.jpg 747.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34711-44ee49c1bbb7695b9620eeb9a555adc4.jpg)
8:06pm
![809.jpg 809.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34712-deaac9d91dde84d14b26dc1cfe48baa7.jpg)
8:19pm
![819.jpg 819.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34713-5a34058de77acb2d59c172a3fe41045a.jpg)
8:50pm
![850.jpg 850.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34714-dea53421d18d67dfc5cbeea3db3fb15e.jpg)
9:50pm
![950.jpg 950.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34715-1e8f5015a70baf6f6c769ac05dd4fba3.jpg)
For scale:
![FullyOpen.jpg FullyOpen.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34716-bc0b12361f06239e3189824cc668bc10.jpg)
![Inside1.jpg Inside1.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34717-35147043f058affa68ae2862fc892873.jpg)
![Inside2.jpg Inside2.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34718-4e608fdcbcd085116db0204f485b8a6c.jpg)
With flash
![Flash1.jpg Flash1.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34719-6b16b089efeb0cdfcb0a31055abfd0cf.jpg)
![Flash2.jpg Flash2.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/34/34720-beb2cd42fbb999a2e1ed7f33c030b333.jpg)