My friend Kristin sent this beautiful Orchid Cactus (epiphyllum) blossom from Florida- on the phone!
I invited her to guest blog it. I had never seen an orchid cactus before.
The cactus blooms once a summer and the flower lasts about 24 hours.
Glenn Rice’s page states “Opens and closes in a single night” opens and closes on a single night
That’s it. A beautiful short life.
Kristin got the cactus at a local/ native nursery.
From behind the bloom
Thanks Kristin for sending the beautiful blossom. I forgot to ask if it has a scent.
Ah, they seem to have all sorts of botanical goodies in Florida that we don’t have elsewhere. This is beautiful.
Exceptionally beautiful………..
Beautiful blossom. I wish I understood plants and flowers more.
A beautiful face that flower has. Too bad it only lives for a day.
Ths pure white specimen is beautiful. I had a deep red one that made large brilliant fireworks blooms.
Bet it was beautiful. Thanks for stopping by today and making time to write a nice comment.
Beautiful!
Really beautiful! I’ve never heard of this plant before and what a treat to see it in bloom. Thanks, Ruth.
So, I saw one of these flowers in India several years ago – and had no idea what it was. Now I know! Many thanks to you and Kristin for educating me.
Orchid Cactus is very special and beautiful! Thank so much for sharing, Ruth.
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