We went to a party last night, and the hostess showed me a really pretty night-blooming flower that she has in the yard. The blossoms are horn-shaped, white, and are about 4-6 inches long. They die during the day and then new ones bloom the next night.
However, she had no clue what kind of flower it was. She said it just sprang up one day. Any ideas? I'd like to get one. Thanks!
space opera
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
This is as close to an answer as I could find without actually seeing the plant in question.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
How big are the leaves and what are they shaped like? If they are large horn-shaped flowers that get spikey fruit it could be jimson weed, otherwise known as datura, angel trumpet, thorn apple.
I was going to say moonflower.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Moonflower, or Night-Blooming Cereus -- but I'm not sure what you mean by "horn-shaped" -- that definition could be interpreted many ways. It is similar to the shape of any other flower that you do know the name of you can compare it to?
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Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
Moonflower looks like Morning-Glory on steroids. (The flowers are very large and the vine can reach 20 feet in length.)
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Triffid!
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Hmm. I think it might possibly be the thorn apple that Syn linked to. I didn't pay attention to the leaves...silly me.
I know it's not the moonflower, because while the blossoms were shaped similarly, they didn't have the thingys in the middle. (Yes, I really know my flowers, don't I! hehe)
The lady mentioned that it produces a sticky pod for a seed. Does that sound like a thorn apple? Thanks.