Re: [gardeners] night blooming cereus
olin (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:29:10 -0700
It's fairly common in residential landscapes in our version of zone 9b
(AZ desert). Takes several years before it blooms. The flowers only
last for a few hours and open only one time. Our version is a native of
Mexico. -Olin
----- Original Message -----
From: "c.l. avery" <clavery111@hotmail.com>
To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 9:18 AM
Subject: [gardeners] night blooming cereus
> Dear George and list,
>
> I have just been given a night blooming cereus! My goodness, it is
one
> strange and ugly plant (I'm referring to it in the flowerless state).
Looks
> like it could be a plant on the moon. I've been told that it is a
tropical
> and so I don't dare leave it outside...except during our steamy DC
> summers... and have had it inside since it was given to me last month.
I
> was also told that it will take a year, two or three for it to bloom,
and
> that the blossoms only last for one night. Any of this true? Can I
plant
> it outside like in George's memory of his boyhood home?