You would not think that a succulent plant would do well in water. I started a "leaf" of
Night-blooming cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) in 1976 and now have dozens of plants from this same start. This plant is in the cactus family, but it does not have any spines. The "leaves" look like long green tongues, with slightly scalloped edges. The new growth appear from the inside of some of the scallops, so it gives the plant a rather wild and wooly look after a while. I just break off some of the small leaves and stick them in dirt or water, whatever's handy at the moment.
Last Wednesday I discovered that one of them had bloomed. Now, this is a Big Botanical Deal. Many gardners wait a lifetime and never see their plants bloom.
I did manage to figure out how to use my new digital camera enough to snap a couple of shots of the blossom, but it had already stuck itself to the glass pane of the window over the kitchen sink, so it was kind of distorted. I was still very pleased to have seen it.
And then yesterday... ANOTHER bloom!! This one looks more robust because it's not stuck to a window. Now I am going around the house to check all the plants, just in case.
Thank you, Goddess, for sending me such a lovely and unexpected gift.
Bright Blessings,
Spiral Crone
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