Cacti flowering now ...

Discussion in 'Cacti and Succulents' started by Michael Hewett, May 12, 2022.

  1. Michael Hewett

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    You've got some lovely cacti @pete
     
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Thanks Michael.
       
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        Friday night miracle- Epiphyllum Anguliger. It's very special to watch the flower opening as the sun goes down. The scent is fantastic mixture of citrus and vanilla but only appears in the dark.

        This year there are five buds so budwatch is on also tonight. :)

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            @Selleri That's fantastic! How long did they take to open? How long do they last?
             
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              Beautiful colours Selleri, very pretty flower.
               
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                  Hi @Balc , the buds start to swell in late afternoon and it takes about two hours for the flower to be fully open. Today is day two for the first flower and it is already droopy.

                  I told my niece that the buds are baby dragons that wake up for the night :)

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                    I wish mine would flower but when I bought it, it was actually lots of small plants in the same pot, and they never grew much. I separated them out into individual pots last year and am waiting for them to grow now. Maybe I'll have lovely flowers on mine like yours next year @Selleri (or sometime in the future ! :biggrin:)
                     
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                      @Michael Hewett I hope they do grow well for you & flower next year as well! :)
                       
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