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"Ahhhh! Such a sublimed enchanting flower…!"
Scientific name: Epiphyllum oxypetalum
Common Names:
*Night-blooming Cereus
Queen of the Night
Deer-Horn Cactus
Dutchman's pipe cactus
I've a NBC from a cutting about 10+ years now. It seems to bloom about every year or so. The plant itself is not very attractive but interesting as being in the cactus family. FYI: The flat leaf is not a leaf; but it is the plants stalk. Look for a little spur of a bud nodule on the flat "stalk's" bladed edge. Usually one spur per stalk's edge. But I did see two on one @ one time.
It may take 2-4 years before these very fragrant Trumpet-shaped flowers bloom for only one to four nights depending on size and age of plant in June or July, are up to 4 - 6 inches wide and as much as 8 inches long.
Flower(s) opens in the evening and closes in the morning when it becomes light. The waxy, creamy-white, many-petaled flowers are followed by a red-orange, short spined elliptical fruit about 3 inches long. Ohhhhh..., these flowers are very fragrant, with a spicy sweet-sour almost scent. Stems are cylindrical and flattened, not leaves. The Night-blooming Cereus is one of the strangest plants of the desert. A member of the Cactus Family that resembles nothing more than a dead bush most of the year(s). It is rarely seen in the wild because of its inconspicuousness.
The NBC plant should have ample drainage into reservoir. Potting medium preferred: 75% sand, (per cactus, succulent, etc.), 25% good grade potting soil. Likes so heat & semi-bright sunlight. Water once every two weeks.
"DO NOT Expose to Frost or Extreme Cold!"
I hope this helps, good luck!
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