Any ideas? It belongs to my sister, who is normally quite successful with houseplants (unlike me!) but she has no idea what it is so doesn't know what might help it thrive.
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I think you have it @amancalledgeorge … We have one we were given a few years ago, it’s not flowered yet but looks like a larger leafier version of the one in the photo … we are waiting for it to flower … but not holding our breath 😊
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I admire you patience. If someone gave it to me, it'd be in the compost bin. In the words of William Morris: " Have nothing in your house which you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful "
She's pretty much at that stage, @Hostafan1! However, I have sent her details of the plant - thanks @amancalledgeorge and @Dovefromabove - so she might prefer to see it as a challenge now she knows what she's dealing with. Cheers 🙂
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Ours is beautiful … it is green and elegant and gets more so as it grows. One day it’ll reward us with beautiful flowers and perfume. I’d have thought you’d appreciate a ‘Queen of the Night’ @Hostafan1 😉
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Oh wow, first time seeing this plant here in the UK! Back in my hometown (in China) we had a lot of this plant which is suitable for the warm and shady climate there. The flowers are usually picked by my parents on the same night when they bloom, to be made into a soup or stir fry. They have a slimey texture so probably not for everyone's taste but I absolute love (to eat) them!
Thanks, yes, that looks a much happier plant than my sister's one! It sounds as though a moss pole would be ideal - I suspect she's been expecting it to become bushy rather than embracing its height.
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If someone gave it to me, it'd be in the compost bin.
In the words of William Morris:
" Have nothing in your house which you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful "
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
’Queen of the Night’
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
The plan is to make a moss pole for it … when we get a round tuit 😉
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.