Yesterday, I took the short hike up to the back of the lot to check things out. I was interested in whether the Arizona Queen of the Night cactus would be showing signs of new life. I was not disappointed when I saw these small buds on the shaft of the Peniocereus greggii that had been nearly destroyed by a fallen palo verde branch up there. There are also two more four-inch branches growing along another part of the cactus.
In addition, the branch that we cut off last February in order to try and rescue the cactus is showing signs of having taken root (image). It may be too soon to tell if this is a flower bud or a new branch developing on the cutting.
With some luck, we may be able to see the gorgeous flowers from one of the Arizona Queen of the Nights this summer. Click on the image to enlarge.
Hat tip to Crotalus for setting us straight on the binomial designation for this species.
YESSSS!!! It DID take!
We’re pleased with the cutting progress. Now, to hope for flowers the first year? I guess we’ll see.
Ehh, probably no flowers this year. It’ll need to build its roots for a year or two.