Queen of the Night

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, often known as the Queen of the Night flower, is a perennial, night-blooming cereus with big, fragrant flowers that open just for the duration of a single evening.

This succulent has magnificent blossoms that have a lovely smell and maybe up to nine inches in diameter when completely open as a white flower that blooms at night.

Queen of the Night uses its spineless stalks to store water and to reach out and grip onto the surface of neighboring plants when discovered outside in their natural habitat. But, fortunately for us, they can live as houseplants and look great in a hanging basket or a tiny pot.

The lovely blossoms will open at night once a year (usually in the summer or fall) and wither by daylight. Check your Queen of the Night flower every evening, or you may miss its stunning, short-lived blossoms.