More about the flower show: it was sponsored by a flower growers association, from a region in the greater São Paulo. Most of the farmers in that region are Japanese or of Japanese descent.
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...
"See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these."
Carnival. Literally millions of people leaving São Paulo towards the shore. It took us 3 hours to travel 80 miles to our friends' beach house. Now, will anybody tell me it wasn't worth it?
