Easy Gardening Queen of the Night Brahma Kamal Plant - 1 Live Plant

Description

Queen of the night brahma Kamal plant - 1 live plant height: 1ft to 2ft epiphyllum oxypetalum is a very interesting and unique plant. It belongs to family cactaceae. It is commonly known as night blooming cereus, queen of the night, lady of the night as its beautiful lotus like flower blooms late night. In India it is called as brahma Kamal and is treated as a sacred plant. It is popularly known as orchid cactus as the flower has orchid like beauty and plant resembles cactus in habit. It is known by different common names in different parts of the world viz. Jungle cactus, Dutchman's pipe. The plant flowers generally in rainy season from mid June to mid October. Medicinal uses the phyllocaldes contain some active ingredients and show antibacterial activity. The stem is also used medicinally to cure dropsy and cardiac affections. Vietnamese people use petals of the faded blooms to make soups which are supposed to have tonic and aphrodisiac medicinal properties. Water regularly and keep soil moist and ensure no excess watering. The leaves roots quickly and new growth can be seen within 2-3 weeks on the leaves.