Flowering tonight?

[MatDz]

Paint brush pollination at 18.50

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Is that not the only plant flowering now, or is self fertile (which would need another flower anyway, right?)?

[Pattock]

According to POWO this is Strophocactus wittii. Anyone care to discuss whether Rowley or Britton & Rose were correct?

It's Strophocactus, since it's only a fairly distant relation of the selenicerei. https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... the_genera (which also contains photos of the flowers)

So, it is not even a mooncandle, let alone a moonflower? This unique plant deserves a unique name. One that someone can search for on the internet in ten years time and still have some hope of finding it. One that has not been used of half a dozen other, unrelated plants for over 230 years.

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ite ... 5/mode/1up
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ite ... 6/mode/1up

[fero]

I definitely agree with Pattock. Though it is to late now..
What ya dooo...
Did you see someone grabbing at the flower
Look with your eyes

[Pattock]

Though it is to late now..
What ya dooo...

I don't know. Perhaps some well-respected society that champions these plants could make representations to CUBG?

It has only neen a few hours, it might get them both back in the news-stream for another 15 minutes of fame.

[sechjoh]

Another species with the same growing pattern act as ant-farm
http://www.cactusexplorers.org.uk/Explo ... df#page=19

[Phil_SK]

Deamia is also covered in that paper I linked to, where it turns out to be neither a Selenicereus not a Strophocactus.

[Pattock]

Timelapse video for 49 seconds.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-englan ... e-56145741

[Pattock]

Another frame from the BBC timelapse.

[Phil_SK]

I love the antics with a tape measure... but no knife? I'd have to slice that in half at some point, I think!

[Pattock]

Shirt change after 10 seconds. The t-shirt looked suspiciously like an Oxford shade of blue.