Epiphyllum Oxypetalum
'dutchman's pipe' . 'queen of the night'
Native to Southern Mexico and South America.
Beautiful, fragrant, flowers bloom only at night, and wilt before dawn.
In India it is called Brahma Kamalam, after the Hindu god of creation, Lord Brahma.
It's believed that the wishes of people who pray to God while the flower is blooming will be fulfilled.
Flowers in late spring through late summer; large specimens can produce several crops of flowers in one season.
Very easy to grow, and hard to kill, it grows in full sun or shade.
'dutchman's pipe' . 'queen of the night'
Native to Southern Mexico and South America.
Beautiful, fragrant, flowers bloom only at night, and wilt before dawn.
In India it is called Brahma Kamalam, after the Hindu god of creation, Lord Brahma.
It's believed that the wishes of people who pray to God while the flower is blooming will be fulfilled.
Flowers in late spring through late summer; large specimens can produce several crops of flowers in one season.
Very easy to grow, and hard to kill, it grows in full sun or shade.