Re: night blooming cereus

WOW! What a beautiful flower. I have a plant that somebody on the list was gracious enough to give me a cutting of...and I lost the piece of paper on it with the name. Anybody remember sending it to me? Anyway...it's getting much bigger...but no blooms yet. I'm still waiting.

Jesse Rene' Bell
Claremore, OK
Zone 6



From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
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Subject: [CHAT] night blooming cereus
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 04:07:26 -0400

Well, gang, my night blooming cereus has amazed me by producing 4
flowers open tonight - 2 last night.  Never done this before - think
it liked all the rain this summer.  I know some people get 20 blooms
or more on their plants, but mine has never, in all the years I've
had it - like well over 20- had more than 3 at a time and never a 2nd
flush - it had put out 1 a few weeks ago that I missed completely.  I
was moaning about this when a friend offered to come help me repot it
and I discovered 7 buds on it!  Some nocturnal visitor knocked 1 of
those off, but left me with 6...I've been watching them like a
hawk...

Sooo...took self out in the dark with my digi cam (which I've never
used at night before) and got some pix.

If you want to see.....go here:

http://www.mtalt.hort.net/cereus/night-bloom-cereus.html

How such a gangly awkward ugly duckling of a plant can produce such a
lovely flower is beyond me..and the scent is heavenly, too.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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