Cactus flower?
My wife saw this plant at a friend's house and liked the way its long leaves grow from other leaves. Our friend gave her a leaf, and the plant developed well. What we didn't know was that it blooms - it happened for the first time 2 years later. The flowers are very delicate and last only for a couple of days. I searched on the Web and found that it's a cactacea, Lepismium houlletianum, also known as Rhipsalis houlletiana and a few other names. I couldn't find a common name, though - probably because it's not a very common house plant...
9 comments:
Those are gorgeous, I had no idea they bloomed either! My mom used to have some like that... but never bloomed...
wow!!!never seen them before....nature never ceases to amaze us :)
Very beautiful flower, Geraldo!
Stunning photos!
Very pretty!
Cris,
Really? And where do you think this came from? ;-)
Moi, Sonia, Ash,
Thanks! There are so many tropical plants that go unnoticed in their habitat. It's sad to know that many of them are disappearing before they're even cataloged...
That's really lovely. It's fascinating the way the flowers are arranged on the leaves or stems..not sure what the correct term is.
Great shot Geraldo. I have seen these bloom a couple of times in a greenhouse. But NEVER like this!
Beautiful photos, Geraldo. I have a couple of those cactus' also, which have the most amazing flowers. Different colours, slightly different flowers.
Amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Take care, Meow
wow..! this is so interesting. I have never seen like this before. Thanks for sharing this info...I agree with you that so many nature wonders get unnoticed...unrevealed!
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