Kadupul Flower

Kadupul Flowers - Epiphyllum oxypetalum

       Most beautiful & rare flower in Sri Lanka, which is white-yellow colored and grows to about 10 to 30 cm in diameter with emanating pleasant fragrance. Kadupul flower plant is a Species of cactus family and its scientific name is Epiphyllum oxypetalum. Although It is a terrestrial plants, it may be grow with clinging on trees as a epiphytic but absolutely not a parasite Plants are well growth in Sri Lanka, India and South American countries.

     It is commonly in Sri Lanka tropical rain forests and now grows as an ornamentation plant in gardens. Flower has different names in different countries Queen of the night, Flower from the Moon, are some of those. Sri Lanka called as Kadupul Mal or Flower from the Heaven and India called as Brahma Kamal. 

        Flower start blooming during 7 pm to 11 pm and continue its blooming about two hours. Almost all the buds are completely bloom when the midnight In between this process flower emits sweet fragrance to surrounding area and soon after its full bloom start to fade and completely wilt before the dawn. Flowers bloom monthly approximately full moon days and can be bloom about 100 flowers per one shrubs.

There are two kind of Kadupul in Sri Lanka

1. Epiphyllum hookeri / Thin Petals

Thin petals Kadupul Flower

2. Epiphyllum oxypetalum / Broad petals

Broad petals Kadupul Flower

What is the reason of kadupul flower is most expensive? 

      Conjecture is these flowers are only blossoms at night and wither in soon after the blossomed. Therefore it is difficult to plucked and bring to the flower shop so anyone cant buy this flowers even most people cannot be get experiential beauty and perfume of the flowers.