Queen Of The Night Flower. Queen of the night flower. The flower of this cactus is both beautiful and sweet smelling.
One of the strangest plants of the desert, the night blooming cereus, is a member of the cactus family that resembles nothing more than a dead bush most of the year. In the video, two flowers can be seen gradually blooming as the evening turns into night. Its nickname evokes its elite status, a.
Those leaves that have been around at least two active growing seasons are the ones that develop flower buds, which form in the scalloped indentations along the leaf edge.
Queen of the night (peniocereus greggii) is a desert cactus native to texas, arizona and northern mexico. If you are growing a queen of the night cactus, it is wise to check for open flowers. The queen of the night, scientifically known as the epiphyllum oxypetalum, is a species of cactus. Those leaves that have been around at least two active growing seasons are the ones that develop flower buds, which form in the scalloped indentations along the leaf edge.