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Plant of the Day

Thursday 14 November 2019

Having coffee at the Urban Jungle Plant Nursery, Suffolk, UK, is great for a plant enthusiast as the café continues the theme of the nursery. Surrounded by plants I noticed Selenicereus anthonyanus (fish bone cactus, rick rack cactus) in a container hanging from a wire. This species grows in the southern Mexican rainforests and uses the stem for photosynthesis. It is said to be difficult to achieve the nightblooming flowers in cultivation but these are spectacular with white, pink and red petals and a sweet scent.