Comments on: Night Blooming Moon Flowers

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 23:59:00 +0000

My husband was given a Night Blooming Cereus as a gift several years ago. As we live at 9000' in the mountains of Colorado we weren't sure how it would be affected. Well it apparently loves us and its location which is a northeastern window; it has grown to epic proportions (wish I could post a picture.) We have watched it constantly for years eagerly awaiting for a bud, but alas nothing. Finally in late June 2014 I saw a bud dangling towards the bottom of the plant in a very inconspicuous spot. My husband and I did a happy dance as we knew a bloom was on its way! Lo and behold on July 12th not only the night of the full moon but also my husbands birthday we came home to an amazing flower. We love this plant! Thank you for posting this article it is very informative.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 20:29:09 +0000

I think you need to put the life cycle of the night blooming cereus in this!!

By: Jean Campbell

Jean Campbell — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 03:59:41 +0000

When next your Oxypetalum blooms and I see more buds, when the flower is fully open you can snip it right off the plant, put it in a plastic bag in the refrigerator and display it the next day for a little while in the full light of day. Transport in a cooler broadens the territory in which you can show it off. Kept in the dark it will last all day; I've never timed to see just how long the open flower lasts in the light.

By: Matt Mattus

Matt Mattus — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:01:41 +0000

Hi Amy, well, I live in Massachusetts and although not a true jasmine, these are quite growable as an annual. We do grow jasmine species, which you can keep outdoors during the winter, and grow on as a windowsill plant in the winter – you should try some. We also have a hardy Jasmine nudiflorum, which blooms in February outdoors in our Worcester garden, but sadly, it is not fragrant. You can see it here gardern.co.za/2011/04/yellow-shrubs.html

By: Amy Murphy

Amy Murphy — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 01:06:54 +0000

I would love to be able to grow Jasmine in my Massachusetts garden. I experienced the scent of jasmine when I traveled in India and would go to a great deal of trouble to recreate it in my more northern climate.

By: olive

olive — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:28:53 +0000

Hi, u may get pitaya fruit grow if u hand pollinate the nigh blloming moon flowers or hylocereus flower