Tropicals & Tender Perennials: I'm excited got a bud on my Night blooming Cyrus , 0 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
LavinaMae: Ooh ... please keep close watch! I had 6 buds on my night blooming orchid cactus, all in different stages of opening. I have had this really huge plant for more than 30 years and have NEVER seen an open bloom, always missed them in the past. I have been determined this time to see one of those flowers opened instead of wilted and drying up! LOL. I checked last night a couple of times and they looked promising, checked again about 9:30 and no change that I could see. I decided to grab the flashlight and camera and check one last time before going to bed last night ... and Wow! I had two opened flowers! They are so pretty too ... what a shame they only last for a few hours over night! I have a few small orchid cactus that I have no idea what they are so I'm hoping some of them will be day bloomers and hope to have some with maybe pink or red flowers.

Keep us posted on how yours is doing ... and of course we hope you get a picture of the bloom when it opens!

Here's my Epiphyllum Hookeri (Hooker's Orchid Cactus) I have had this plant for many, many years and this is the first time I've managed to see an open bloom so I was really excited!