What is the night flowering cereus?
Night Blooming Cereus is the name shared by several members of the Cactus family, especially HyLocereus uatus and selenicereus grandiflorus . Each of these cacti is remarkable with its briefly spectacular flowers. These plants are also known as wild names as Moon Flower, Lunar Flower and Queen of the Night. Night flowering flowering cereus only for one evening, but at that time flowers spread 1 foot (about 30 cm) or more diameter. They are withered in the morning and do not live.
different varieties of night flowering cereus all flower in a similar way. The buds begin to germinate along the stem in summer. These buds grow quickly and, as they mature, gardeners will have to carefully monitor the white hint at the tip of the bud. It is a sign that the flower is almost ready to open.
flowers open in the evening, fast enough to see movement. Most varieties produce large, white flowers, but some hybrids were cultivated to produce color petals. As well as otherPlants that flowers at night at night is a night flowering cereus fragrant flower with a scent similar to vanilla. This fragrance helps to attract night insects for pollination.
morning, flowers and wither. The flowers regenerate and after the buds bloomed, the plant will not flow until new buds do not grow during the following year. Some gardeners report that they cut off and cool these flowers to delay the wilting, but even the cooling will postpone drying just a day.
HyLocereus uatus is originally originally for the tropical areas of Central and South America. During most of the year, the night flowering of Cereus is described in terms from significant to simple ugly. Masite stems have a triangular cross -section of the spine growing. The plant is likely to stick to the surfaces and ascend like Ivy if it has a chance.
Selenicereus Grandiflorus comes from the Caribbean and Central Americay. This plant has slender round stems covered with vertical combs and slim spine. These stems are initially green, but as they mature, they are slightly purple.
Most often, night flowering plants are grown from the clippings than seeds. These are fast -growing plants and can be received without damage. The cuts quickly rooted and are easy to grow. It is possible to cut 2-4 inches (5-10 cm) of an adult stem, place it in sandy soil and moisten. The plant should take root within three to six weeks.
These plants come from tropical areas and do not tolerate cold weather. In regions that experience annual frosts, these cacti should be grown as internal pots. In the interior or outside, the night flowering of cereus is best in full sunlight. This requires very little attention, and and in fact, it is likely that it will be better with less attention and should be taken to prevent excessive watering.