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I've got a Mother in laws tongue/Snake plant that's at least 30 years old I've had it for 20 years and my mom 10 before that when my Dad brought it back from an exhibition he was at,not sure of its true age but it's only flowered once in the time we've had it that was about 12 months ago....


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Ugly gnarley old succulent with the Most Amazing flowers...
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arty zan says it is a Dragon Fruit..Cheers Bud..I hadn't tried to put a Name to it..I'll have a google on it now....:tiphat:



Thank you my dear....It was the first ghost I'd ever seen:jaw:
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:yoinks:..I Hope the Shock wasn't too much...have a sit down and I'll get one of the Team to bring you a smoke to get over it....:Sharing One:

my wife took a picture of a haunted mental institution in NY state once, and we're the only two who can see the face in the window.
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OoooOOoOOOoo...I wouldn't like that one...:no:....
 
I am not a believer,:no:in the supernatural, or the afterlife, I respect everybody's right to believe, but if you believe in ghost's, then you have to buy into.............the tooth fairy. easter bunnie, vampire's,lycanthrope's, santa claus, ghost's, god, the devil, angel's, demons, if this is the case you had better been to church today.:grin:"AFN smoke out":Sharing One:
 
Do you believe in zombies and aliens astro? :crying:
 
:face:well....someone stole my denture's one night????????no money was left.
 
lol that's funny, I was sure you had taken the photo due to you being all things dragon :DragonSmoke: I didn't know what the plant was either. I though it might have been a Christmas cactus due to the shape of the leaves. then looking at the close up of the flowers something clicked and I remembered seeing Dragon fruit in our local store & did a search and bingo mystery solved. Peace & have an awesome day.
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Cheers arty zan ...Pure co-incidence...Much Appreciated....:Drag-On:..I'm sure the house is deserted..if it is...they will be My Dragon Fruit...

Dragon Fruit Scientific Names:
Ceraus, Acanthocereus, Echinocereus, Hylocereus, Selenicereus, Stenocereus, Escontria, Myrthillocactus.

Dragon fruit is also knows as:
Pitaya, Dragon Fruit, Red Pitahaya, Night blooming Cereus, Strawberry Pear, Belle of the Night, conderella plant
Other common names:
French: cierge-lezard, poire de chardon
German: distelbirn, echte stachelbirn, drachenfrucht
Hawaiian: Pa-nani-o-ka
Portoguese: cato-barse, cardo-ananaz
Spanish: pitahaya roja (Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela); flor de caliz, pitajava (Puerto Rico); junco, junco tapatio, pitahaya orejona, reina de la noche, tasajo (Mexico)
Swedish: skogskaktus, röd pitahaya

Dragon fruit or red pitaya belongs to the Cactaceae family from the subfamily Cactoidea of the tribe Cactea . Dragon Fruit also known as Pitaya is a magnificent plant with stunning and beautiful fruit that exhibits vivirant colors and shape. Dragon fruit is not only attractive but is also flavourful that is slightly similar to kiwi and melon.

The Dragon plant is a vine, epiphytic cacti of the genus Hylocereus that is believed to be native in Central and Southern America and has been brought to Southeast Asian countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Dragon plant has fleshy stems that grow up to 20ft long when matured. Dragon plant may grow from the ground or climb onto trees using aerial roots. Dragon plant bears flowers that only bloom at night. The flowers are ornate and beautiful with fragrant scent. Pitahaya plants can have up to 4-6 fruiting cycles per year. The dragon drgon fruit flowerfruit has spines that grows up to 1 kilogram in weight. Dragon fruit skin may be yellowish to dark red in color with edible flesh that maybe white or red depending on the variety. It has a lot of black small seeds that is also edible.

Pitaya or Dragon fruit is also known to have some health benefits that includes preventing memory loss, anti cancer activity, control of blood glucose level in diabeetes, anti-xidant properties, aids in healing of wounds and others.
 
Astro you may not believe in the super natural but beware zombie gnomes are very real

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