RE: night blooming cereus
- To: g*@hort.net
- Subject: RE: [CHAT] night blooming cereus
- From: "Lynda Young" l*@grindertaber.com
- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 07:40:01 -0500
- In-reply-to:
Sure thing, Cathy. Just send me your address off list.
Lynda
Zone 7 - West TN
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of cathy carpenter
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 12:20 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] night blooming cereus
Lynda, If you have some to spare, I'd love to have one.
Cathy
On Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 08:36 AM, Lynda Young wrote:
> Not Marge - but I'll jump in here. Bonnie, they're absurdly easy to
> grow. Pretty much just plant and water. Mine is in almost full sun
> and gets watered daily during the summer. This is the fourth year
> I've had it and, boy, did it perform this year. I've had two blooming
> periods - once near the beginning of July with about 50 blooms and the
> latest just
> this week. Monday night we had 35 blooms open and almost as many
> Tuesday night. I think they must enjoy being root bound - in previous
> years we've had nowhere near as many blooms. I overwinter it in a
cool
> greenhouse but that's going to be problematic this year because it's
> gotten so large. I'm going to have to cut it back drastically. If
you
> would like cuttings let me know and I'll be glad to send you some.
>
> Lynda
> Zone 7 - West TN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Bonnie Holmes
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 9:14 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] night blooming cereus
>
>
> Marge...absolutely beautiful...the pictures from various angles and
> distances really show off the bloom's beauty. Is it difficult to
> grow?
>
> Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
>
>
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Donna <justme@prairieinet.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Date: 08/26/2003 4:13:37 PM
>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] night blooming cereus
>>
>> Awesome picture Marge... how long does the blooms last?
>>
>> Donna
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>
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