I don't suppose anyone here might know anything about this flower? My wife, Niphaphone, has been growing this plant (it's from someplace in asia. Supposed to be good luck) for over two years. She said that it's tradition or folklore that if one want's this plant, they must steal it, because if the owner of it chooses to give it to someone, they are giving all their luck away. Eventually it grew a bud right out the side of one of the leafs (big bud) and then one evening it bloomed. The next day it was dead and withered, just hanging down all shriveled up. Wierdest thing. The flower was HUGE.

Niphaphone's flower

What a cool looking thing..and a great story...hope someone knows more...that almost looks like some kind of exotic orchid...so many varieties of those..

That is really beautiful, whatever it is. I'm sure I haven't ever seen one, so I wouldn't know what it is (hell, I don't even know what half of my own flowers are called, technically, I just make up names for them) You should give this one a name yourself. :)

The fact that it only bloomed for a very short duration reminded me of Mr. Wilson's flower in the Dennis the Menace movie.

Did she steal it from somebody??

The man who owned it told her she would have to steal it if she wanted it. After he left the house for work, his wife went against his wishes and cut a piece from it, put it in water and gave it to my wife. I never heard if she got in trouble when he came home or not. I doubt it.

Better thing is that stealing piece grows up better. This flowers are beautiful.)

Looks and sounds like a flower called Queen of the Night (Selenicereus grandiflorus) It blooms
around 8pm-10 pm and is said to only bloom for an hour. Lovely flower :) I could be wrong though.

that looks like the plants i have at home >____> they're like massive and they flowers are suppose to be good luck... IF you get any to bloom T_T we didn't get any flowers yet for the past.....10+ years we've had them @__@


but the folower is so pretty ^_____^ good luck to you on more lovely flowers on that plant :D

That flower It is like hope: one day it is great and gorgeous, the next one might be dead and withered. Certainly, "might" is the key word ;) Yay!

It is the night-blooming Cereus (queen of the night). Here's a page with a pic and a little info: here. More info here. Funny thing- they classify it as a type of cactus, though it doesn't really look like one. That's a neat-o plant you have there Axil.

Wow!! Thank you so much!! You guys are too cool. Thank you!

Can u eat the fruit? Has anyone ever heard of the lady's slipper? It's an orchid that I've only seen growing in the mountains here in North Carolina. I think it's protected and against the law to disturb. Very beautiful and really looks like a slipper.