A couple months back, my husband got some leaf cuttings from one of his customers who said "give it to your wife she'll know what to do". I don't. But I stuck them in a pot I had flowers die in and just watered it when I remembered. Fully expecting it to die. Especially, in this australian heat we've been having recently
I went to take the garbage out tonight and I see this beautiful flower! Like. I'm so surprised cause the leaves are all yellow and dying. But here's a flower!!
by samfawj
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plants will often flower when they are dying in an attempt to ensure their survival. You should water this gently from Spring to Autumn and give it a rest during Winter.
I never knew people could even dehydrate a cactus. It looks like Queen of the Night. They blooms at night. I have those but surprisingly it never bloomed even after three years it continuously produces leaves and has grown as tall as me. I must have made them too comfortable /s.
Though they still need regular watering and sunlight depending on your local weather conditions.
Queen of the Night, 100% Flowers bloom once overnight and then wilt. Intoxicating smell – like jasmine on steroids.
This might be a dragon fruit flower. It only blooms at night and wilts by the next day. If you have a second flower, you can pollinate and potentially get a dragon fruit.
This is a queen of the night plant. The flower is gorgeous, great job! The flower will only be there for that night and a little throughout the morning until it turns to mush, then dries up and falls off. I can’t tell if the leaves are yellow from lack of sun or not.
I’ll bet it smells amazing
I think it might be cold? They like to stay pretty warm. Watering it infrequently is the right way to do it, they don’t like too much water. You are lucky you saw it, the bloom doesn’t last long
Queen of the night needs some special treatment when you live in hot sunny places. Put it in full shade, seriously, your plant is getting sunburned. And they like more water than you’d expect given the fact they’re a cactus, in the dry summer as often as twice a week full watering. Watch for snails, they love eating this plant and can easily ‘ring’ the branches (eat all the way around a branch, killing the whole thing). If it doesn’t get less yellow once in the shade for a week or so, fertilize it. Start mild on the fertilizer though, especially with it being a fairly new planting. They do make gorgeous flowers 🙂
It’s truly beautiful! 🌸This bright white flower is a rare beauty, and it perfectly lights up the surrounding atmosphere. I love the contrast between the delicacy of the flower and the rougher feel of its environment it gives such a unique charm🤩🤩 You can feel it’s a special, almost magical moment. Congrats on this stunning shot
Looks over watered to me, they dont need much,
Could also be too much sun