My 5-year-old queen of the night (epiphyllum oxypetalum) bloomed for the 4th time in two summers last night.
I’ve raised her from a rooted cutting I received from a neighbor (after watching theirs bloom one night!). Both years the blooms surprised me when I thought we would truly be joining the compost instead of coming inside for the winter.
I picked up this plant at an estate sale for $2, and when I first got it, I thought it might be some sort of Epiphyllum which I have experience with. But now that it’s been growing, I’m starting to wonder if it could actually be dragon fruit due to the curling at the top and the areal roots.
The two areas where there are skinny stems shooting straight up is the new growth since August of this year.
I’d love to hear what you guys think or if you know the specific species/variety, even better!
Thanks!
I posted in /r/plantclinic and did not get any responses.
It has this tan skin creeping up the base of the plant. I think some of my other ephiphitic cacti have something similar.
This bad boy have 17 flower buds!🤩 Last year I got first flower on this plant, so i was super excited when i saw it was 17 this year.