Night Flowering

I had an this Epiphyllum hookeri would open and bloom tonight and it did.
Made me wait till well after 10pm before it opened fully its such a pretty flower.

They are pretty, I like them. One of mine has been flowering well this whole spring and summer, every couple of weeks it has new flowers, but still nothing on the others yet... hopefully next spring.

That is superb, I love that second photo.

WoW top shot here MA

Psstt I'm glad you stayed up and waited

Gail this one has flowered a lot since January it just catching the flowers opening, I moved the hanging basket last week back to under my favourite tree near the bird bath where I can see it, its too sunny there so has to go back in the shade.

Thanks so much K..

Glad you like them Cheryl.. BTW the jolly flower was still opened at 7 am this morning.

Will look for my camera later and download them..

yes I always forget to take the pics and also miss out on the day lillies as well

GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Dont know if you are interested, but here is a couple of pics taken 7.19 this morning.





I think I forgot to change the WB on the camera

very pretty MA and well worth waiting for

that is one gorgeous epi Mary-Anne
we have it here and the flower used to only stay open for the night but as the plant has gotten older its seems to stay open for most of the next day now

I have just split mine up as it was really pot bound

your photos are lovely

Thanks Ota it was..

Lorraine I had been watching the flower this morning every time I went down the back stairs and it finally closed up around 11am, well that explains it Thanks for that and the comment about the photo's

Cool piccies MA

Really .. Thanks Cheryl..

Excuse ignorance here M A, firstly that is a beautiful looking flower,and two what happens after the flower closes up again,does it reopen again?

Thanks ....No it doesn't Richard thats the end...

you are welcome Mary-Anne
I have always loved looking at your photos , you have always taken clear shots so finely detailed

I think I need to invest in a really good camera
but will wait now till we move house ,so its a "one day" thing though I have birthday soon so you never know I might start dropping hints

Lovely night bloomers ,can't wait till mine flower ma GREAT PICS AS USUAL

Mary-Anne mine just recently flowered.
I never did get to see it at it's flowering best because it was midmorning when I checked it.

Marlene how about new pics of your lovely garden.

Pitta I don't know about "lovely garden"
But I will take a few tomorrow and post them.

Thank You Lorraine..
Thanks also Gwen your one will flower from January on, it could be earlier up North
And Marlene looking forward to seeing your pics here In the Garden Forum

Another one flowered last night so I managed to get a few pics at 6am this morning.

Almost the same at yesterday though it was a little darker as the had not long risen
And only 15 degs and I was in shorts and a tee





And for Richard the dieing flower from the first night.

Prurrrdy MA

what is the purpose of a flower that opens only at night?
what is its evolutionary reason to do so?

whatever it is...it's gorgeous!

Tessa, it gives moths a chance to act like bees

are you serious Gail