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Half a decade ago I bought a distressed "cactus" at Trendy Local Boutique. When I say "distressed", I mean this thing was literally one leaf on a twig. I took it home, identified it as a night blooming cereus, put it in a proper pot, and gave it a nice spot right by the window.
It has obliged me by growing great guns ever since. It has even survived the Great Houseplant Apocalypse of 2024, when a combination of triple-degree days, heavier than normal AC use, and fluctuating humidity levels have taken out dozens of beloved houseplants, from African violets to ZZ plants and everything in between.
Today, I noticed that not only has it survived, it is even getting ready to bloom:
I'm really excited about this. It has (knock on wood) never been an unhappy plant: it's currently about 4 feet tall and still putting out tons of new leaves even as some of them are burned due to the heat. But it's never yet flowered. The blooms are supposed to smell lovely. I'll be keeping an eye on this one over the next several evenings to make sure I don't miss it.
これで以上です。
It has obliged me by growing great guns ever since. It has even survived the Great Houseplant Apocalypse of 2024, when a combination of triple-degree days, heavier than normal AC use, and fluctuating humidity levels have taken out dozens of beloved houseplants, from African violets to ZZ plants and everything in between.
Today, I noticed that not only has it survived, it is even getting ready to bloom:
I'm really excited about this. It has (knock on wood) never been an unhappy plant: it's currently about 4 feet tall and still putting out tons of new leaves even as some of them are burned due to the heat. But it's never yet flowered. The blooms are supposed to smell lovely. I'll be keeping an eye on this one over the next several evenings to make sure I don't miss it.
これで以上です。
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