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05-AUG-2014

P8050147 Ta DAH

My first time growing moonflowers. Have been watching this bud for a few days. Starting showing signs of unfurling at about 5:30 pm. Has a lovely mild fragrance. (I had to take the later picture under an umbrella.) Here's some cultural information: http://www.localharvest.org/blog/48630/entry/everything_you_wanted_to_know1
Update: Just went out (around 10pm) to see if the fragrance was more intense after it was totally dark out. Wow, was it noisy!
No...the fragrance was still very light.
(Sound was recorded by the E-PL5 in video mode - I stripped off the video in Sony Vegas Movie Studio to save it.)

Olympus PEN E-PL5 ,Olympus 17mm f/1.8
1/125s f/1.8 at 17.0mm iso640 full exif

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LynnH06-Aug-2014 11:51
My Moon flowers smell divine. Perhaps the fragrance varies? Or in Houston's heat and humidity, the aroma gets stronger? I like seeing these before and after pics. V
Here is a pic of my bloom on Aug. 1 http://www.pbase.com/lynnh/image/156827564