The first bloom of my Epiphyllum oxypetalum. The scent invades my living room right now, and itīs delicious :^D
Look what bloomed just an hour ago
Yes I love them too,mine has bloomed 3 different times this year,and thats was a first time for that to happen,after 7 yrs from a cutting,the plant is huge now.
It is really beautiful, thank you for the picture. Now if I can only manage to put my pictures on this forum. Norma
I forgot, WOW Norma
This is my favorite plant. I am so happy for you. Thanks for the picture. It is so gorgeous. You are so blessed to have that smell captured in your home. WOW!
Sandy
Beautiful!
Mono,
GORGEOUS!
I got one of them this Fall just after the flowering.
The aroma was wonderful!
Congratulations!
Ric
Thanks, people. I took this rare ocasion to observe this flower more carefully. I noticed that it has a "track" made of stamens, where beetles (atracted by the smell) can land on and crawl inside the long tube after nectar. When it comes out, itīs all covered with pollen, and will fertilize the next flower. I noticed some longer stamens next to the petals, far away from the beetles' path that I didnīt figure out how they work.
Itīs not just an amazing plant, itīs a fascinating nocturnal biology class :^D Iīm enchanted :^)
Thank you for sharing that with us.. I also love Epi's. Mine are almost one year old and growing, don't know when I will see blooms. You are so lucky..It is beautiful.. About 8 months ago, a friend gave me a cutting with a bloom on it so that I could see at least one bloom and here it is.. That is the only one that I have had bloom.
