If you happen to be married and you hear, “Only at night and only once,” you may tend to get all excited. Of course when you find out that’s the description of a member of the cactus family called The Night Blooming Cereus, you might be a little disappointed. I would be. And much like a vampire, the flowers only come out at night. And since I have two dogs and typically get edged out of bed, I’m usually up to watch the magnificent flowers form. That’s what I call a win – win. A win for the dogs and a win for me. Mostly for the dogs, but I digress…
More times than not, the Night Blooming Cereus produces gorgeous white flowers but on this rare occasion, I found a red one. It was a beautiful thing. Chances: slim next to none. Often found growing in volcanic rocks in Hawaii, mine do just fine in The Texas Hill Country (as do I). So, if you happen to be married, no need to repeat this but they like the climate like some people like their women: Hot. Or, you could repeat it to your wife. Then you probably wouldn’t end up on the sofa watching the Night Blooming Cereus grow flowers at night while your dogs are hogging up the bed. That’s what I call a win – win.
I discovered a few days ago that a flower (pink) is blooming on my Cereus plant. I’ve had the plant for about six years and it is now blooming. I’m excited. I will try to take pics about every other day to show its progress, until it blooms at night (in about 3-4 weeks? A friend gave me the plant and told me that it is a rare occasion for it to have a flower. Is there anyway I can preserve the flower once it blooms? Please advise. Thanks.
That’s a great question. I’m not sure how to preserve it. I deteriorates rather quickly. Good luck!