Epiphyllum Oxypetalum, or commonly known as the queen of the night, is a species of cactus and one of the most cultivated species in its genus. Though it is sometimes referred to as a night-blooming cereus, (the common name referring to a large number of flowering ceriud cacti that bloom at night), it is not closely related to any of the species in the tribe Cereeae, such as Selenicereus, that are more commonly known as night-blooming cereus.
Regardless of genus or species, night-blooming cereus flowers are almost always white or very pale shades of other colours, often large, and frequently fragrant.
It is said that Epiphyllum Oxypetalum rarely blooms, although it didn’t say how rarely is rarely. Based on that, I wasn’t expecting much from my plant. But I would say, I am very happy with the number of occasions it has bloomed. It's a pity that they bloom only in the evening and wilt before down.
There were eight new buds to begin with. But, from previous experience, I knew that not all will come to fruition.
True enough, only four survived. You can see the bud on the upper right dying off.
This was about eight o'clock on the evening of the bloom. They have started to bloom.
This was about ten in the evening.
A close up of the productive organs.
A view from the back.
This is full bloom at midnight. It will remain full bloom for a couple of hours and then it will begin to wilt.
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