Xeno, thanks for telling me. I got home about 2:30 last night and was sooo happy to see it was still in bloom. Pretty huh? The whole living room smelled great! Mere
I got lucky.
Side view...
Inside...
Really lovely. How the scent?
I am SO envious! I haven't been able to get mine to bloom yet!! What's the trick?
gorgeous bloom... !!!!!
The scent was so sweet and intoxicating. As soon as I walked in the door it took over. I honestly can say it bloomed very easily for me. The cutting, which I got about 4 months ago, was from a very old and established plant. I basically sprinkled it with some rooting powder and stuck it in a pot. I watered it about three times and it started to produce a bloom. I thought it was dead and gone because it didn't do anything, now I even have a baby growing! Mere
Thats wonderful.....!!!!!!
In just 4 months,took me 3 yrs from a cutting,WTG!
Awesome! Congratulations:-) I'm glad it was still blooming when you got home.
Yeah Tropic, no joke on that one. I was nannying for them and they had a plant. I took a cutting and here we are four months later! I think maybe it's because I didn't cut up the leaf. I kept the long stalk attached and cut all of the extra leaves off of the main leaf that was connected directly to the stalk. Kinda forced it out, maybe. It had nothing better to do, with no more leaves, so it flowered! Mere
Well it was either your green thumb,or what you said about stripping the leaves and keeping the long stem.
Combo of both I think!!!
Please, what is that flower? It is beautiful.
Ruba, It is Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Night-blooming Cereus. See this link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/2443/index.html
Thanks for the name. It is just great. Won't even try it here though with all the rain we get. Will keep it in mind though so if I ever move to a dryer climate it will be a must.
Ruba, you should have no problem with it, here is mine. This pic is from last year. I have about 7-8 buds on mine right now that will open in a few days.
Wow, great picture, Mary.
Gee thanks, Mary. Now I gotta have it. If you see it anywhere close to you (or me) let me know and I will make a run to get it. How long have you had yours?
I can send you a cutting. They root incredibly easy. It took mine several years to bloom from a small cutting.
Mary, that would be great. I am heading out to the wilds of Colorado on a hiking trip tomorrow and will be back July 4th and will get in touch with you then. I might just drive over and get the cutting and bring you a trade. Will be in touch.
2 blooms opened last night, there are more that should open soon.
Mere, it looks so gorgeous!
Mary, what do you NOT gorw? What camera took this last pic? I need a new one that takes night shots without lighting up the background.
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I use a Fuji Finepix S5000
Here it is tonight, more blooms open.
Wow, just gorgeous, Mary. Thanks for sharing:-)
Is there any way I can get a cutting for SASE? That is so gorgeous. I have never seen them around here.
Jocelyn..I gave you a piece off the one I got at the swap. Did it get lost in the shuffle?
You DID? Well I'll be danged. I dont know where it could have gotten off to Gins. Imma kick myself if it is planted in my garden,LOL!
I retract my request. Imma go find the one I already have!
Thank you Ginger!
Finally got around to getting mine outside,and only after a few days set flower buds like crazy,it's been blooming on a cycle of every 60 days.
Thats it- I am so adopting Tropicman and HPLuver. :-) LOL Flowerssssssssssssssssssss!
Great,lets go plant shopping!!!LOL!
LOL- you buying? :-))
Wouldn't have it any other way,now that I'm adopted!!!!
LOL! Well let's go shopping!
Imma go to bed now- you have a great night!