tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3921906700030760538..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Random plant event: Cereus peruvianus flower budmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81452612925749789872008-08-11T13:11:00.000-07:002008-08-11T13:11:00.000-07:00Your blog is lots of fun to read.It may seem perve...Your blog is lots of fun to read.<BR/><BR/>It may seem perverse, but it's the ephemeral nature of cactus flowers that makes me want to grow them. It took 3 years for my Epiphyllum oxypetallum to bloom. When I saw that it was going to, I stayed up half the night to watch it unfold, then close up again.<BR/><BR/>Even run-of-the-mill Opuntias have the same effect on me. Other plants may have moreDaniel Wachenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-50778908417894189882008-07-31T13:38:00.000-07:002008-07-31T13:38:00.000-07:00Great photos. The short lives of cactus flowers ar...Great photos. The short lives of cactus flowers are their only negative for me. That, and a more than a few stabs.<BR/>AiyanaAiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-60469046777499628672008-07-31T12:35:00.000-07:002008-07-31T12:35:00.000-07:00I just had an epiphyllum hookeri blooming event at...I just had an epiphyllum hookeri blooming event at my house a couple weeks ago. I had some trouble getting good photos too - bad light, bad flash on the white flower - but I did get some good ones. <BR/><BR/>I love your blog so far, especially the post on Hylocereus undatus (dragonfruit producer) that has been hiding at Lowe's the whole time. I am going to liberate some of them soon and try toDavid Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048652090200340125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-3780475509924531822008-07-31T04:49:00.000-07:002008-07-31T04:49:00.000-07:00These guys do seem to love life outdoors. At work,...These guys do seem to love life outdoors. At work, we have one sitting out in the yard, and it must have dozens of buds forming. I only go by the shop every few weeks, so I'll probably miss the flowers. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com