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title: "It's funny to see how this one grows... It will suddenly balloon over…"
description: "It's funny to see how this one grows... It will suddenly balloon over night. Just moved it to the bright north window with other blooming epiphytes, where it…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/DPCDpOqFYkVv0OtqkrHCez"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Queen Anne plant dad"
published: "2026-10-14T19:02:00.675503Z"
language: "en"
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# It's funny to see how this one grows... It will suddenly balloon over…

_Posted by Queen Anne plant dad on 2026-10-14_

It's funny to see how this one grows... It will suddenly balloon over night. Just moved it to the bright north window with other blooming epiphytes, where it will likely remain until AC season. Curtains at night so no street light and no growlights over winter. The schlumbergera thrived with this set up I'm curious to see how the other ones will do. Every year learning more through trial and error 🙏🏼

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2cik6NFUnwEMFYbe1sGdYz-YSvVK8zmqzSm9jRQA0CU/jPFaZy6_SmKW7pZabp6GTQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2cik6NFUnwEMFYbe1sGdYz-YSvVK8zmqzSm9jRQA0CU/Esm0IB_bT3W0BvgxhCah9Q.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### KJM commented on 2026-10-15

This looks like a night blooming cereus. They are gorgeous when they bloom but they bloom late at night and remain in bloom for only overnight. They are very gangly and grow all over the place. I cut mine back quite a bit to keep it contained which I think prevented it from blooming more often. Good luck with yours, it was fun to have. I gifted mine to someone because it was getting too big for my house.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZnK-DEQES8ehqUKLJetaIR6rKdy5ZmUgQub0mb3GhWc/w9qG_pzRTaCHEZNUdiOApA.webp?size=large)

#### Queen Anne plant dad replied on 2026-10-15

Stunning bloom wow!

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