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06-11-2010, 10:05 AM
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Echinopsis multiplex
This is a night blooming cactus. It began to open two nights ago, lasted until dusk the next day and was closed never to open again by the morning. I looks very similar to the night blooming "Queen of the Night", Epiphyllum oxypetalum and other night blooming members of the Cereus genus of cacti. It is extremely fragrant with a sweet aroma of nectar and attracts a number of small members of the Hymenoptera Order hopefully for pollination! The thing I don't know and maybe someone here will know is if this species is self-pollinating. They usually have a display of a ring of these trumpet flowers... maybe next time.
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06-11-2010, 10:49 AM
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Hawkmoths pollinate them. Beautiful bloom. Seems to me a lot of beautiful strange blooms don't last long at all.
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06-11-2010, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Swamper
Hawkmoths pollinate them. Beautiful bloom. Seems to me a lot of beautiful strange blooms don't last long at all.
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I know about the hawkmoths and so this must mean they need to be crossed with another flower and are not selfed. |
06-12-2010, 03:56 AM
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Beautiful, Doc!! I really love the cacti pictures you post.
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06-12-2010, 06:17 AM
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Oh wow! Stunning cactus.
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06-12-2010, 07:44 AM
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Beautiful, Doc!! I really love the cacti pictures you post.
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Thanks Jerry... then again you're no slouch, either!!!  |
06-12-2010, 10:32 AM
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Thank you for sharing the pix. They're wonderful!
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06-12-2010, 10:46 AM
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Beautiful!
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06-12-2010, 04:58 PM
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Beautiful photos! The blooms are stunning, and would be well worth staying up all night just to see them while they last. I checked a reference book for you, this one is allogamous.
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06-12-2010, 05:41 PM
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Thanks Camille... I had a feeling this was the case since the method of fertilization is the hawkmoth
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