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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

{BONUS - Our Epiphyllum oxypetalum re-bloomed!}

On August 27, we got a Garden-BONUS of one bloom on our Night Blooming Cereus Epiphyllum oxypetalum. So one more time I snapped some photos around midnight. Such an orchid cactus is so rewarding and giving! But it takes years before they ever bloom. Enjoy this beauty below: 
Midnight beauty and this single bloom was a huge one!
Enjoy my video below for seeing its progress.

Related link:
{Night Blooming Cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) Orchid Cactus} | previous post by me

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16 comments:

  1. Hold my hand: a social worker's blogOctober 9, 2012 at 8:06 PM

    Dearest Mariette,
    those are breath taking images!!
    Thank you for sharing with us.

    Doris

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  2. TexWisGirlOctober 9, 2012 at 8:20 PM

    really awesome you got to see it again! :)

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  3. LVOctober 9, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    What stunning shots of these lovely flowers. Wish I had one like it.

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  4. Draffin BearsOctober 9, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    Dear Mariette,

    Makes it worth getting up at midnight to photograph this beauty.
    Love your pretty orchid cactus flower and thanks for showing us.

    Enjoy the week
    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  5. Olga PoltavaOctober 9, 2012 at 11:55 PM

    Wow, that's a stunning beauty!

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  6. ClaudiaOctober 10, 2012 at 1:43 AM

    Dearest Mariette,
    how wonderful are those flowers!
    Thank you for sharing this beautiful moments with us!
    Have a wonderful week,
    love and hugs,
    Claudia

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  7. orchid0324October 10, 2012 at 2:06 AM

    Dearest Mariette,
    Oh my, orchid cactus again♡♡♡ How beautiful and I remember commented that we call the flower "月下美人, gekkabijin" which means "beautiful lady under the moon"☆☆☆
    GORGEOUS and the video sure helped me to enjoy the blooming again here like the last time, my friend(^_^)v
    Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  8. It's meOctober 10, 2012 at 3:11 AM

    Wat mooi !!!!...liefs van mij...xxx..

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  9. Elisabeth PalzkillOctober 10, 2012 at 3:12 AM

    Liebe Mariette,

    immer wieder findest du die richtigen Fotos und die richtigen Worte.

    Alles Liebe

    Elisabeth

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  10. WillyOctober 10, 2012 at 3:51 AM

    Dat was nog weer even genieten met deze fotoserie.
    Fijne dag, lieve groet

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  11. Katy-MeiOctober 10, 2012 at 5:42 AM

    It's so beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Mariette.

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  12. LorraineOctober 10, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    The flower is so gorgeous it looks fake !!
    Lorraine

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  13. Johanna GehrleinOctober 10, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    Liebe Mariette,
    das ist schön, dass dich dein Kaktus mit einer Nachblüte verwöhnt. Bei uns ist es jetzt schon ziemlich kalt nachts und ich werde bald meine Kübelpflanzen einräumen müssen.
    Schöne Grüße, Johanna

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  14. JagodaOctober 10, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    Amazing! You have such beautiful flowers...Everything grow so beautifully in your house and garden because you handle it with such care and love! Hugs to you, Jagoda

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  15. Karen @ Beatrice EuphemieOctober 10, 2012 at 5:42 PM

    So pretty, Mariette! The miracles of nature are so amazing. Enjoy your beautiful cactus - a true testament to the powers of your green thumb! Happy flower gazing. xx

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  16. Nell JeanOctober 11, 2012 at 5:11 PM

    Always such a treat to see! Flower Lady in south Florida showed Epiphyllum phyllandthus in bloom last night on her blog. The difference in hers and ours is that E. oxypetalum has fragrance and the tepals have more color.

    I think I've learned the trick to sooner bloom -- a bigger cutting to start. I gave away one that bloomed in just one year. It was a large piece that broke and I rooted the whole thing in one piece. Now I'm rooting every little piece, no matter how shabby. The ugly ones will root and kept in shade, green up.

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