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Old 25-05-2009, 02:51 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.gardens
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Default Jungle cactus Red & Night Bloomer

"Wendy7" wrote...
: Could be the species Epiphyllum oxypetalum aka Night Blooming Cereus

Looks like it could be. Just this one is not a couple inches across.
The branches end up 4 to 6 inches across. The flowers that bloom, with
the stem of the flower end up maybe 9 or so inches long, blooming maybe
six or so inches across.

I think the Epiphyllum oxypetalum looks close. Some of the pictures
make me think that perhaps the branches are only 1.5 inches wide and
not 4 to 6 inches wide. A neighbor has a few of the skinny cactus and
they grow all over the place out of pots, along a fence.

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Jim Carlock


: "Jim Carlock" wrote...
:
: There's a large cactus that blooms only at night (outside the house
: here, big white beautiful flowers over 6 inches long). Not sure what
: type of cactus it is but perhaps it's the same thing but a bigger
: variety?
:
: Coffee grounds and banana peels seems to help it out (seems to make
: some extra blooms within a month).
:
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: Jim Carlock