Night Blooming Nightmare
Posted: October 10, 2014 Filed under: Gardening | Tags: Automatic Gardening, Gardening, Gulf Coast gardening, Night Blooming Cactus 6 Comments
The Night Blooming Cactus (Epiphyllum hookeri) is out of control. It sent out a long stem that stuck itself behind the spouting.
All the stems grew so long, it had to be put on a wall.
Growing in just one direction, the original pot had to be wedged in a tall planter. It has become a nightmare to control.
But, all is worth it when rewarded with the beautiful night blooming flower. It is about 4 to 5 inches across and has a light scent.
One needs to be diligent and watchful as to not miss its dead-of -the -night bloom. It will close when the sun comes up.
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those are climbing cactuses and grow to the tops of palms in south florida.
Dick Noel priappianway@sbcglobal.net
That explains a lot. It was sold in a hanging pot without a tag.
My goodness – that plant is certainly on a mission to take over. Luckily it’s confined to a pot, but as you say, it is a beautiful flower!
It’s kinda spooky looking (acting), your plant…or is this just because it’s October? 😉
Maybe so. It seems to always bloom this time of year.
What a beauty!