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Lunatic cacti

Moon flower?
Moon flower?

My Cereus forbesii cactus flowered last night, coinciding with a full moon (see Photo). The Selenicereus grandiflora cacti that I had in Bangladesh always flowered at or within a couple of days of a full moon or, more occasionally, a new moon. How is flowering in such plants triggered by the lunar cycle?

Hugh Brammer, by email, no address supplied

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