I have no idea if I am spelling this right or not! Anyway, I have one, given to me by a Taiwanese woman. About 3 1/2 years ago, she gave me a sizable leaf from her plant, brought back from her home country. Each bud opens and blooms for only one night and the smell is out of this world! Last summer it had a total of seven blossom. I have a photo of it, several actually, and I can post one or two to the photo forum, if anyone is interested. But I would really like to know how to spell it correctly.
night blooming sirus
It is cereus. At least that is what it was called in a book i saw. That is how I spell it when I am describing mine.
I think you are right Busybee I think it is a night blooming cereus " Hylocereus Undatus" I THINK
I would like to see the pictures. Mine has never bloomed.
Me too.I have some but they have never bloomed either....
Penny, please tell what kind of care you give your Cereus. I have a mature parent plant and two fairly large starts from a leaf that fell off last year. It has never bloomed and I don't know how to boost a bloom from it. Any help will be appreciated. I hear they are worth the wait when they do finally bloom, but I'm getting impatience. Lou
The botanical name for night blooming cereus is Selenicereus grandiflorus. However Epiphyllum oxypetalum is also referred to as night blooming cereus or queen of the night. They are similar in appearance and in cultural requirements. To get yours to bloom, typically in the fall, keep it potbound; provide cool temps in the low fifties (nights) and mid 60's (days)in the fall and winter months. Consider leaving it outside, in a place protected from direct sun and rain, in the fall as long as temps stay above freezing. Then move it inside to a cool windowsill.
They bloom when root bound.
mine seem to want to sprawl ,is this normal?
If the leaves are flat its epiphyllum oxypetalum. Hylocereus has angled 3 sided stems with a scalloped edge. :-)