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they are rather short stemmed and have a tendency to droop Evidence-Based Treatment for Children and Adolescents
very quickly after “harvesting.” But not all short-lived flowers Anxiety, Behavior, Depression & Trauma
are viewed as worthless. Some are actually priceless. Parenting Techniques with Proven Results
Consider the Kadupul flower, native to Sri Lanka, which Momentumcounseling@outlook.com
has a non-existent shelf life. Also called Queen of the Night, 443-756-4648
it is a type of cactus. You will never be able to display it on
your Shabbos table, no matter how much you’re willing to Evening and Sunday appointments
pay – unless your table is located in Sri Lanka and you don’t
mind having a very late Kiddush. Even then, you could only
see it near your table, assuming it would be kind enough as
to choose a Friday night to bloom.
No one has ever been able to harvest a Kadupul, because
it cannot be picked without damage. Therefore, you will never
find it for sale in any florist shop, including the most upscale.
The Kadupul can take up to a year to bloom and then only
blooms for a few hours on a single night. Even the native
people of Sri Lanka rarely get a glimpse of its blossom. This
flower begins to bloom shortly before midnight and then
wilts within a few hours. You could call it the quintessential
“late bloomer.” I imagine that most people, even if they culti-
vate this plant, have no idea what day it’s going to bloom.
“Honey, do you want to stay up and watch for the flower
tonight?”
Speaking of rarity, on the other side of the world is the
Gibraltar campion, a flower with pink to pale violet blooms.
Only 30 years ago this flower was thought to be extinct.
However, in 1994, a single specimen was discovered by a
hiker on the cliffs of Gibraltar. Seeds were taken from this
single plant and specimens are now grown at the Almeda
Gibraltar Botanic Gardens and the Royal Botanic Gardens in
London. This is a protected species, so next time you hike on
Gilbraltar, be careful where you step.
Orchid Extravaganza 59
According to scientists, there are over 270,000 types of flow-
ers in existence, of which 25,000 to 30,000 belong to the
orchid family. Many orchids are very rare and expensive. (The
vanilla orchid, from which vanilla flavoring is derived, is fortu-
nately, not very rare!) One distinctive rare type is known as
the Ghost orchid, native to Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas.
One reason it is so rare is that it is almost impossible to prop-
agate. With no leaves, the Ghost orchid does not use photo-
synthesis to manufacture its own food. It feeds off a specific
fungus in close contact with its root system. It can even live
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they are rather short stemmed and have a tendency to droop Evidence-Based Treatment for Children and Adolescents
very quickly after “harvesting.” But not all short-lived flowers Anxiety, Behavior, Depression & Trauma
are viewed as worthless. Some are actually priceless. Parenting Techniques with Proven Results
Consider the Kadupul flower, native to Sri Lanka, which Momentumcounseling@outlook.com
has a non-existent shelf life. Also called Queen of the Night, 443-756-4648
it is a type of cactus. You will never be able to display it on
your Shabbos table, no matter how much you’re willing to Evening and Sunday appointments
pay – unless your table is located in Sri Lanka and you don’t
mind having a very late Kiddush. Even then, you could only
see it near your table, assuming it would be kind enough as
to choose a Friday night to bloom.
No one has ever been able to harvest a Kadupul, because
it cannot be picked without damage. Therefore, you will never
find it for sale in any florist shop, including the most upscale.
The Kadupul can take up to a year to bloom and then only
blooms for a few hours on a single night. Even the native
people of Sri Lanka rarely get a glimpse of its blossom. This
flower begins to bloom shortly before midnight and then
wilts within a few hours. You could call it the quintessential
“late bloomer.” I imagine that most people, even if they culti-
vate this plant, have no idea what day it’s going to bloom.
“Honey, do you want to stay up and watch for the flower
tonight?”
Speaking of rarity, on the other side of the world is the
Gibraltar campion, a flower with pink to pale violet blooms.
Only 30 years ago this flower was thought to be extinct.
However, in 1994, a single specimen was discovered by a
hiker on the cliffs of Gibraltar. Seeds were taken from this
single plant and specimens are now grown at the Almeda
Gibraltar Botanic Gardens and the Royal Botanic Gardens in
London. This is a protected species, so next time you hike on
Gilbraltar, be careful where you step.
Orchid Extravaganza 59
According to scientists, there are over 270,000 types of flow-
ers in existence, of which 25,000 to 30,000 belong to the
orchid family. Many orchids are very rare and expensive. (The
vanilla orchid, from which vanilla flavoring is derived, is fortu-
nately, not very rare!) One distinctive rare type is known as
the Ghost orchid, native to Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas.
One reason it is so rare is that it is almost impossible to prop-
agate. With no leaves, the Ghost orchid does not use photo-
synthesis to manufacture its own food. It feeds off a specific
fungus in close contact with its root system. It can even live
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