How many times per year should a Night Blooming Cereus bloom?
I transplanted a Night Blooming Cereus 2 years ago. This late July, it produced it's first awe inspiring bloom. It now has a second bud, 2 months later. I had heard that they only bloomed once annualy.
I am really asking how unusual it is for a second blossom to appear 2 months after the first bloom.
Thanks to all your contributions, I found a fairly comrehensive site for these plants: http://www.ecology.org/orchids/index5.html#selenicereus
The plant I have is most likely Hylocereus Undatus, or Hylocereus Costaricensis, and in Hawail, are reported to bloom through the 'summer months', several times. Too bad we cannot upload photos here for comparisons. (hint, hint!)
I live in San Diego, CA
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Answer by jaytea
Once, in the summer.
"One of the strangest plants of the desert, the Night-bloomiing Cereus is a member of the Cactus Family that resembles nothing more than a dead bush most of the year. It is rarely seen in the wild because of its inconspicuousness. But for one midsummer's night each year, its exqusitely scented flower opens as night falls, then closes forever with the first rays of the morning sun."
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