Comments on: Tuesday tidbits

By: Pritesh

Pritesh — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:55:32 +0000

Just a small correction, this flower is not called Brahma Kamal. This is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyllum_oxypetalum and it’s a native of Sri Lanka. Brahma Kamal looks different (you can search for Brahmakamal Hemkund). This seems to be a common notion in the rest of India but Brahmakamal is a native plant to Himalayas and grows only above an altitude of 3000 m.

By: lella

lella — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:37:07 +0000

How beautiful those flowers are. I have the night bloomer and some others. They are called Epiphyllum here in the U.S., also “Orchid Cactus”. The night blooming ones are fragrant, attract moths for pollenation, and are one of the original breeding plant for the Hybrids. I used to have about a hundred Eppies.

Here’s a link to all the cactus blooms this year, eppies and others.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/91876692@N00/sets/72157600257556252/

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:01:52 +0000

How cool! I’m so glad that you caught the blooming of the flowers, that certainly is special.

Thanks for the mention of the socks. The pattern really was fabulous and I have to say easy to use. I’ve just noticed your Eyeshade pattern which is something I’ve been looking for. I’ll let you know!

Thanks Desi!

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:42:43 +0000

So that’s what this plant is . . . cool! Looks exactly like the plants that mother has. Right here in US. Don’t know where her father got these, but she was able to propogate these and now she has several pots of this plants and right now these are residing outside. During the cold season she brings these inside, of course. And once in a while one of the plants puts out a bloom like this.

By: knittingphilistine

knittingphilistine — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:59:22 +0000

The socks look terrific! I’m still planning to knit myself some, it’s all a matter of time. And the blooming lotus is spectacular!

By: Lethe at knittyboard.com

Lethe at knittyboard.com — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:06:24 +0000

Does Brahma Kamal bear fruit after blooming? I looked up the name and it seems it is in the Cereus species.

It seems very similar to Pitahaya (also spelled pitaya) from Central America, which is a night-blooming white flower in the Hylocereus species. The fruit has an intense magenta soft flesh spotted with black seeds, it is absolutely stunning, and it has a mild but good taste. The outside looks like a grenade or turtle shell with tinges of red or orange. Recently I have seen it marketed in the US under the name “Dragon Fruit” for $12.00/pound !! I have heard that there are also white and yellow varieties.

As a child in southern Calif, one night at my grandparents, my grandfather woke me up to take me out to see this special flower that was blooming that night.

I very much enjoy the slices of life and knitting you are posting, thank you!

By: spudsayshi

spudsayshi — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:09:59 +0000

I’m impressed by the night photography–mine usually ends up blurry!

They’re lovely, the socks are lovely, Kiri’s lovely (and I rather think might be the same basic lace pattern as in the scarf I just made for my landlady).

And, going back (sorry, I needed to wait for fast internet to really see all the pictures!) the mangos… mouthwatering!

By: Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:41:57 +0000

I’m glad that you got to see the flowers bloom. That’s so special! The socks are cute, too.

By: pamela wynne

pamela wynne — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:53:55 +0000

Great socks, Knitty Kat.
And ooh, the flowers are lovely! One night a year? Nature is so freaking cool sometimes.

By: Opal

Opal — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:13:57 +0000

Lovely socks and those lotus flowers are gorgeous!