Re: I'm watching my cactus giving birth

Aug 14, 2003 3 Replies


"Night Blooming Cereus" could be any of a hundred different night blooming > cactus. >


> Blooming is not analogous to giving birth.
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> Fruiting is.
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> > I'm watching my night blooming Cerius giving birth to a blossom right now.
> > Actually though, it's a looooooooong strenuous proceedure though as it > takes
> > almost the whole night for it to open. There are two more on the other > arm
> > that look like horns or antennae, and I have a feeling those two will > bloom
> > together. As you walk outside what you smell instantly though is the
> > Harlequin Glory Bower in full bloom just a few feet over. Stroll down the
> > dogrun along the back of the front fairy gardens and you can bend over and
> > inhale the pungent perfume of the 4 o.clocks. Sometimes it's just about > the
> > aeroma's............sigh...........
> > madgardener off to turn on lights to try and capture the image of the
> > blossom on digital again.........
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"madgardener" wrote in news:%5Q_a.11136$ snipped-for-privacy@fe02.atl.webusenet.com:

Whee! Brenda reaches puberty pics!

The problem with anthropomorphizing is that "Brenda" is a hermaphrodite!!!!

Maybe you better call it "Pat"?!!!!!

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