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glevely Sanford, MI(Zone 5a) Jun 25, 2011

any one have one or know any thing about it ?? my niece is giving me one and I know nothing about it or even where to look
thank you
Gloria

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 25, 2011

First it'll help to figure out which "night blooming cereus" it is. There are quite a few cacti that people use that name for: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=night+blooming&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=cereus&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&searcher%5Bcultivar%5D=&searcher%5Bhybridizer%5D=&searcher%5Bgrex%5D=&search_prefs%5Bblank_cultivar%5D=&search_prefs%5Bsort_by%5D=rating&images_prefs=both&Search=Search

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glevely Sanford, MI(Zone 5a) Jun 25, 2011

it only blooms once a year and only for a few hours the flower looks like the Dutch mans pipe one . goodness I hope it dosent get that big my house isent that big !!

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tapla Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) Aug 14, 2011

Hey Gloria! We're almost neighbors! How bout that?!

Here is a plant from a cutting sent to me in May by a dear friend from Virginia Beach. I'm guessing that it's unusual for a cutting to bloom, and she's making a big fuss (she's faking it) about the fact that the parent plant isn't blooming, so I'm guessing that this plant likes the cultural conditions I'm providing.

These are the inflo buds:

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tapla Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) Aug 14, 2011

This should tell you a little about the soil I use ...... and terra cotta is an excellent choice for this (and other) plants because it's gas-permeable. It's sited where it gets full sun until about 3PM, then it's shaded until just before sundown.

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tapla Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) Aug 14, 2011

A swollen bud

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tapla Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) Aug 14, 2011

.... and the inflo - taken at night, of course. The next day (yesterday) was overcast & rainy, so the bloom looked reasonably good until midday, then slowly faded.

I fertilize almost ALL my plants regularly with a 3:1:2 RATIO (different than NPK %s) fertilizer like Miracle-Gro 24-8-16 or 12-4-8 liquid. I actually use Foliage-Pro 9-3-6 on nearly everything, but it's not as easy to find as the MG, which you can find practically everywhere fertilizers are sold.

Best luck!

Al

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tapla Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) Aug 14, 2011

Oops - forgot the bloom ..... and inflo(rescence) isn't the right term for the bloom - sorry, I was still in plumeria mode. ;-)

Al

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glevely Sanford, MI(Zone 5a) Aug 14, 2011

wow Tapla that is so cool I still don't have mine yet I'v been so busy But my niece is taking good care of it for me till life settels down ;0) thank you for the info

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