All Things Bright And Beautiful.

wow! that is amazing! is it real? i am a floral designer have worked in the west end and seen some really unusual plants and flowers but i have never seen this before - what is it? and yes i would agree maybe you should have been a botonist! kind regards angela.

Hi Angela, how nice is it being a floral designer? I love art and do paint quite often. The plant is a wow is'nt it. It is a type of Epiphyllum. which are epiphytes in their natural settings, growing on trees, but they are not parasites, so they do not draw nourishment from their hosts. The flowers are massive, and highly perfumed, sadly they open at night, and last only till mid morning. They also produce edible fruits, and the majour plant part has medicinal properties. It is very prickerly though, a few times this summer I have accidently bumpt into it. Anyway, Have a nice weekend.