A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum Nite Blooming Cereus,,appeared 1 am last nite..L@@K

I stayed up till 1am......last nite, not to miss a moment of the Nite booming cereus ......Only lasts from one till 9:30 am.........Now it is closed.
I missed that show 2007......I aimed to see it this time..Look.












Closed again........

WHOA! how beautiful!
no more blooms for a year?

FANTASTIC dodge!!!

Lucky you to have such a gorgeous flower bloom two times, and for you to capture it on camera to share with us! Thanks so much for thinking of us!

wow...that is great. And I don't think I could stay up to catch it blloming

How beautiful and elegant!

how gorgeous! Does it only open once a year???

Yes only one time a year.Why do you think I stayed up..LOL

thanks gang.First time I have seen it..........I gocked every hour..........

:ding:

Very pretty Barb! I would have stayed up to see it too!!

beautiful! thank you for sharing.

FANTASTIC

Dodge thanks for sharing and for staying up to get these shots. Well worth it if you had to stay up 3 days. Have heard so much about this bloom first time I think I have seen the photo's of it. Fantastic.

Ho
Jimmie,

Thanks for the nice words.
I kept guard every hour the nite I thought it was due......I been watching for a week before that........I was delighted..

The reason, last year I missed the bloom ..It was only about 9 hours and quits.
I wanted to see it .......I will frame that one........

thanks again

very nice. I would have stayed up also. Once a year to see it bloom and it was worth it!

Thank you.....

It was fun........An gorgous.

how come you were sure it would open that night?

I was watching it for 2 weeks.
That last day the bud seemed to be expanding ......I took photos of it every hour and sent it to a Lady in North carolins, who had one. She was telling me what it appeared to be. ANd I was going out every hour after 9:pm
I knew for sure.

I knew it was a rapid happening , cause last year some guy online said so......
Nite timer...

I was determined not to miss it this time.

Fun

Hi Dodge,

Here's a picture of what I thought was a nite blooming cereus, but as you can see, the flower is a little different. This cactus has been growing up our pine tree since at least 1993 and has taken over the upper most part of it, creating sometimes 50 flowers at a time. They, too, are only open for a few hours at night, but have bloomed probably 6 times since the first of July. Any idea what I have here?

ok, I don't know how to post the picture...first tell me how to do that!

Thanks!

Hi there,, most of us here use photobucket as our photo storage,, you load from your computer to there and from there highlight and copy and paste the image line here, max size for pitcures are 640X480, I would love to see you pictures,, there are many types of epi's ...Epiphyllum species, (cereous, different colors and leaf shapes, Night bloomers ) ,, I have one that bloomed last year but not this year,,,, they smell wonderful too,,,,,,

I've seen a gorgeous red one in bloom !

Ok, I think I got it! Enjoy! We sure have!

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/Illana_bucket/?action=view&current=cactus0908.jpg

opps you forgot to include the [Image] words on both sides,, where your picture is highlight the entire line that says image,, them click on copy and bring here and paste! Try again you'll get it! :wink:

lani, it is definitely an epi, not sure what kind. i had one that looked like that but i killed it before i could get it to bloom that is beautiful!

Veryyyyyyyyyy Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's awesome that it naturally growing in it's environment,,,,,,, awesome!!!!!!!!!!! is all I can say!

This was taken a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy!

This is another cactus that I've had for a few years. This year she has bloomed several times, and like the others, only at night. It's quite exciting to catch them at their best. Enjoy!

oh! Thank you JM and AB!! I think I'm going to like it here!

OMGosh how very very fortunate you are,, many of us struggle to get a single bloom a year,,,,,,, fantastic, I knew that they like a little acidity soil,,,,,, But dangggggggg it's growing on a pine tree,, you are sooooooooooooooooo lucky and we're lucky to have you here with us,, thanks soooo very much for sharing your pictures,, and Yep you're going to enjoy being here,,,,, Jump over to Banter hall when you get comfortable,,

Woweeeeeeeee those are the greatest yet........Nice of you to show us......Holy heck one can die for that stuff...........

They are beautiful......did you stay up all nite to see them?

LOL ......It was really funny...........I was online and kept running out and my sister was laughing her head off at me...She doubted my word..

Fooled her..LOL

thanks for sharing ........we love looking at everything.

I need a sago palm for my neice.............she is in florida.

Thank you very much!

Actually, this one caught us by surprise! This cactus is flat, like yours, I believe. She's got 2 buds on her right now, and just above is the other type (like the one growing up the pine tree) with 2 buds as well. Would it be too much to ask that they bloom at the same time? haha

Sago palms are beautiful. They grow well here.

lani, where in florida?

Thanks for sharing! Photos are awsome!!!! I just got few cuttings from a friend...I heard that it takes 2-3 years to grow before it blooms...patience is needed.

definitely patients,,,,,, LOL

Thanks Alphy! Jiffymouse, I'm in the Clearwater area. This particular cactus is indeed about 3 years old. It was a clipping from my mothers plant and did well in my little patio garden. Almost took over the place! So I kept trimming it back hoping for flowers. Then I moved last Feb., and I'm not sure if it was just the timing, or if she just really likes it here. Maybe a little of both. Regardless, I'm thrilled with the results!

Sugarcanelani, how much did you trim it? I got a cutting about 12inch...wonder how big it will become when it is mature enough to bloom...

Lani, I'm wondering if it could be a dragon fruit cactus?

Dodge what kind of soil medium do you have these planted in,, In container or ground??

NO sure cause it is all root bound.Which I think it is supposed to be.

I would think my garden soil with maybe some sand mixed in it.
No box yet?

b