greykangaroo
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Queen of the Night jungle cactus.
We have this fantastic plant in our garden called Queen of the Night. It is a night-blooming cactus with large, white, fragrant, spider-like flowers in a fantastic display.
It is an epiphyte, meaning it grows on trees for support without harming them. It originates from Mexico and South America and is a jungle cactus. It can be grown indoors or outdoors but requires a proper environment to thrive. It blooms two or three times a year, only overnight, in a dramatic performance.
Needing support for its pipe or tubular-type stems, it loves to grow through another plant.
Taken from the jungles of South America it has been promoted worldwide by China.
Here is a photo I have taken at dawn. As soon as it is full light the flower closes up and dies.
Why nature has done this will have to be a mystery. They are obviously food for some night creatures, but in the jungles of South America where the temperature stays reasonably constant during night and day it can't just be the temperature.
We have this fantastic plant in our garden called Queen of the Night. It is a night-blooming cactus with large, white, fragrant, spider-like flowers in a fantastic display.
It is an epiphyte, meaning it grows on trees for support without harming them. It originates from Mexico and South America and is a jungle cactus. It can be grown indoors or outdoors but requires a proper environment to thrive. It blooms two or three times a year, only overnight, in a dramatic performance.
Needing support for its pipe or tubular-type stems, it loves to grow through another plant.
Taken from the jungles of South America it has been promoted worldwide by China.
Here is a photo I have taken at dawn. As soon as it is full light the flower closes up and dies.
Why nature has done this will have to be a mystery. They are obviously food for some night creatures, but in the jungles of South America where the temperature stays reasonably constant during night and day it can't just be the temperature.
