Old farrier Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Probably not everyone’s thing but tonight is special for this plant and fortunately I’m here to see it the first picture is at 8 this evening it only flowers at night and only lasts one night picture 5 is at 10 tonight and the last one is 11 tonight don’t expect it’s everyone’s thing but a rare and exciting plant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Now that’s what I call a flower !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Just now, holloway said: Now that’s what I call a flower !! Thank you it’s not finished opening yet quite excited and privileged to see it unfold thanks for commenting 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 So what is it called ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 minute ago, holloway said: So what is it called ? It’s a moonflower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Fascinating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Appologie for being picture heavy but as you can see the change in this flower in 4 hours is remarkable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 That is a thing of beauty Waits all year just to flower for one night or does it flower more than once a year 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 What a gorgeous specimen that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, shaun4860 said: That is a thing of beauty Waits all year just to flower for one night or does it flower more than once a year 😊 It has a few flower bud’s this is the second flower this year sadly I can’t tell you much about it as it’s fairly rare and according to Cambridge University botanical gardens they had the only one known to have flowered in the uk must be a good year for them apparently comes from the rain forest of Brazil a variety of cacti although this one could be a different species or variety 71253709334__A1E7383C-70A1-41D4-8C3D-42703CDF4D56.MOV 71253717804__E7A2D368-FB9E-4FA7-9526-30019CA610BC.MOV Edited July 31, 2023 by Old farrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Very nice and interesting. It must rely on a fairly specific insect to pollinate in the wild I'd guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 That is a thing of beauty and totally fascinating. Many thanks for sharing it with us. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted August 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 6 hours ago, manthing said: Very nice and interesting. It must rely on a fairly specific insect to pollinate in the wild I'd guess. Apparently it needs a giant hawk moth and now7 in the morning it’s closed and over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 7 hours ago, Old farrier said: Appologie for being picture heavy but as you can see the change in this flower in 4 hours is remarkable Why apologise, its something none of us will have seen before, certainly worth spending the night awake for, great pictures 👏👏 I'm guess the flowering coincided with the full moon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted August 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, Mice! said: Why apologise, its something none of us will have seen before, certainly worth spending the night awake for, great pictures 👏👏 I'm guess the flowering coincided with the full moon? Amazing that a plant knew what the moon phase was but that happened last night rather cloudy so couldn’t see the moon but I believe it was one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 There is still so much we as a species don't know about nature. Absolutely fascinating. Thank you for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 8 hours ago, Old farrier said: Appologie for being picture heavy but as you can see the change in this flower in 4 hours is remarkable I've never seen anything like it before, thanks for sharing 👍 how did you get to know about it? Have you had it a while or is it a recent acquisition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted August 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 1 minute ago, harrycatcat1 said: I've never seen anything like it before, thanks for sharing 👍 how did you get to know about it? Have you had it a while or is it a recent acquisition? A customer has a giant one in her conservatory and she gave me some cuttings about 6 years ago never thought for a moment that it would flower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 Hi Wonderful! Thank you for sharing a rare event. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 Reminds me of supermarket flowers - they only seem to last a night as well 😁 But truly - a thing of beauty and amazement!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 What a stunning plant O F , certainly a thing of beauty and well worth staying up to see it in all it's glory . Many THANKS for sharing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 I wondered why it was called the moon flower then realised you was waiting for it to open at night and of course it was a full moon last night it was as bright as hell out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: Amazing that a plant knew what the moon phase was but that happened last night rather cloudy so couldn’t see the moon but I believe it was one We watched the moon come up last night, would have been around 7pm UK time, which seems about the time your flower started to open up 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted August 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 Just now, Mice! said: We watched the moon come up last night, would have been around 7pm UK time, which seems about the time your flower started to open up 👍 I put a ruler by it for scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted August 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 37 minutes ago, marsh man said: What a stunning plant O F , certainly a thing of beauty and well worth staying up to see it in all it's glory . Many THANKS for sharing . Glad you enjoyed it I probably should mention it had a incredible perfume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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