Spring morning marvel
lovely nameless little hill
on a sea of mist
–Basho
Spring in Oaxaca brings high temperatures, dry hazy skies, the shrill sound of cicadas, and ethereal beauty of these flowers. Whether you call them by their common name, Night Blooming Cereus, or call them by their scientific name, Epiphyllum hookeri, upon waking, their twelve hours of temporal exquisiteness is a spring morning marvel.
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Where can one see these flowers? In Oaxaca city or do you need to go to rural areas? Pollinated by bats or moths? Gorgeous!
There are many varieties that can be seen, mostly in private gardens. Alas, they only bloom at night and the flower begins to die by mid morning. They are pollinated by bats and bees.
Absolutely beautiful!
Their flowers always surprise and delight me!
I have a night blooming cereus here in Connecticut. It finally set a bud last summer and it bloomed one night and was gone by the time I woke up. Yours seems to still be blooming when you awake in the morning. Yes?
Yes, but by 9 AM, the flowers are wilting.
That’s why another name for this beautiful flower is “Dama de la Noche”.
Lady of the night!