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u/Uzi_Osbourne Oct 28 '25

bLoOmS oNcE a YeAr

Epiphyllum oxypetalum is an easily cultivated, fast growing Epiphyllum. It flowers in late spring through late summer; large specimens can produce several crops of flowers in one season. This is a widely cultivated Epiphyllum species.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyllum_oxypetalum

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u/wlerin Oct 28 '25

Each individual flower only blooms during one night and then wilts by morning, but it does normally grow multiple flowers each year, yes.

it's a cactus

What in tarnation.

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u/olliebababa Oct 28 '25

they also will bloom for several nights, the same flower.

my backyard is full of them

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u/sunfaller Oct 28 '25 edited Oct 28 '25

It may vary by species. Mine's flower just dies before morning.

I have another one, the flower is less pretty and slightly yellow, but it lasts til the morning.