Night Blooming Cereus in Bloom!

[growme]

How cool. I think I need to move mine into more light. I started two cuttings several months ago. Can't wait for a bloom. I thought I'd have to get up at 3:00 a.m. or something to catch the flower.

[charmbutterfly]

Oh well thats just awesome!!

[Hedge]

That is a really beautiful plant. I have a related plant Epiphyllum ackermannii which has red flowers and flowers in the day time so no scent, but copious amounts of sweet pink nectar. (Tastes delicious) I tried to do the time lapse photography myself but that link is really amazing, Dorothy, thanks for putting it up.

Congratulations on a really beautiful cactus
regards

[kavanaru]

They can be grown in full sun (the way my mother has theirs in Venezuela)! The leaves will however become very very pale yellowish with some red spots... therefore, I would prefer a bit of protection (but still high light!) and the plant looks healthier... I have seen people in Germany growing them in full sun during the sommer, and in the regions where the winter is a bit milder, even growing them outside in Winter (however, I would be very very carefull with it!).

The most sun and branches the plant has, the mre flowers you will get...

[dounoharm]

epiphyllum oxypetalum or night blooming cereus, really isnt a cereus...and shares the name queen of the night with selenecereus plants too...but what a beautiful example of a well grown plant!!! i agree that more sun provides better blooming....

[Lagoon]

Stunning blossoms David
I'm curious to know if these need any cool down in order to set flowers. This has nothing to do with the one I seen at the local greenhouse thats lonely. I'm just asking

[dgenovese1]

Originally Posted by Lagoon

Stunning blossoms David
I'm curious to know if these need any cool down in order to set flowers. This has nothing to do with the one I seen at the local greenhouse thats lonely. I'm just asking

Hi Gloria,

I don't know the answer to your question, but I can tell you that it only blooms in the summer, and it does so three times a year, at least that's what it's been doing here in south Florida. Whether or not our cooler winters have anything to do with it or not, I'm not sure...

[Lorraine]

Hi David,

That is an awsome flower. I remember getting a cutting years ago and it never thrived. I lived in Illinois at the time. Always wanted to see it bloom. I was told it was fragrant and only bloomed at night. Now after seeing yours I think I'll have to track one down sometime.