OldJerseyGirl
Hero Member
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2013
- Messages
- 584
- Reaction score
- 901
- Golden Thread
- 0
- Location
- Southern New Jersey
- Detector(s) used
- White's MXT pro Excaliburll AT Pro
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
- #1
Thread Owner
This is a night blooming cactus. Lady of the night. One night only and takes three years before it blooms for the first time. The smell is just beautiful tooView attachment 1501831
That is a Night blooming cereus , but is a central american cactus. I owned one that you have in
your picture I never got mine to bloom. Epiphyllum oxypetalum- Cataceae
Here is a Picture I took in 2005 of a Cactus version without the flower
as they only flower for one night and the flower dies in the morning.
View attachment 1501856
Peniocereus greggii- Cactaceae
The cactus variety have a smell of rotting meat, attracts one type of
Moth.
Both have beautiful flowers
Search Tohono Chul park .
https://tohonochulpark.org/bloom-watch/
I will offer my sincere apology, I meant not to offend you.
You have succeeded where I failed , I had my plant for 10
years without a bloom and was at least 30+ years old when
it was given to me.
I truly thank you for sharing the photograph.