Asked on Aug 13, 2015
I have a Hylocereus Ocamponis
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Dorothy
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The plant starts to bloom but it falls off before the flower opens.What am I doing wrong?Thanks
7 answers
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It opens only at nights. So once you see the bloom you have to look for it to open in the night, then it closes by daylight and that's it.
Jud184040
on Aug 14, 2015
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Purchased perrenials this summer...Foxglove, Balloown Flowers, and several others...they died off very quickly and have not been able to revive them at all...do I trim back the dead stuff or leave it til later in season....our soil is clay and very difficult to wrk with
Cpalmer
on Aug 14, 2015
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You're not doing anything wrong, just have to go outside at night to see them open up, they smell really sweet and are beautiful
Merriliejh
on Aug 14, 2015
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Night bloomers
Lorine Dees
on Aug 15, 2015
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I thought that the buds were never a success also. I had been told that it was an indoor plant here in New England. I believe it is native to Mexico. Once moved to a smaller home I realized it had bloomed because of the wonderful scent it left behind which lasted quite a while after the bloom closed. They were placed in front of a very large window facing N/NE overlooking the water. The reflection of the water seemed to keep it brighter for them. They were happy enough that each plant started having 3 or 4 blossoms about every 6 months. Although the blooms only stayed open a short while, they seemed to be opening anytime they felt like it. I came home from work several times to be revived by a wonderful scent wafting through the house and sometimes even enjoyed the bloom for a few hours. The key for me I think, was the consistent temperature and consistently bright, but not direct sun light. Good luck.
Shari Coppinger
on Aug 16, 2015
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I have 2 different plants and they both have bloomed. They are so pretty. You can see them early in the morning before they close up. i only knew them as Night Blooms.
Kathy
on Oct 02, 2015
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This is not Hylocereus ocamponis ... it is an Epiphyllum oxypetalum (for sure)... sometimes called Queen of the Night and/or Dutchman's Pipe... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyllum_oxypetalum
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on Nov 12, 2015
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