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Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
September 19, 2009
06:53 AM Post #7080491
| I recently started growing Epiphyllums.
Other then Jean ...anyone else grow these plants.
Here is a picture of my first flowering rooted cutting.
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ctmorris
barmera
Australia
September 19, 2009
08:34 AM Post #7080616
| Hi Marleneann. Yes i grow epis too. I've got about a dozen different colours but am still waiting for flowers. I have an old one in a tub that used to be my Mum's but that hasn't flowered the last couple of years and there's no buds on this year yet.Do you think that i might be doing something wrong? Colleen |
WayneCarter
NW Sydney NSW
Australia
September 19, 2009
05:47 PM Post #7082004
| Hi Marlenann and Colleen. These are great plants that thrive on neglect! Ours are mostly grown in baskets hanging in trees. We have one that grows up a crepe myrtle. That one has not flowered as yet. Most of our plants came from my Great Aunt's garden on the coast here at Narabeen (pretty ruggard). I am not up on their names, but pretty sure a quick Google or search of the archives here will come up with something. 
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WayneCarter
NW Sydney NSW
Australia
September 19, 2009
05:50 PM Post #7082007
| red 
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WayneCarter
NW Sydney NSW
Australia
September 19, 2009
05:51 PM Post #7082014
| pink 
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Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
September 20, 2009
03:53 AM Post #7083357
| Thanks Wayne for the pictures. They are beautiful flowers.
Colleen I am new at growing these plants but I have been told they like morning sun and shade from the hot afternoon sun.
If you would like to see a page on my website I made for my Epi's...here is the link
http://home.iprimus.com.au/marleneann/new_page_5.htm |
brical1
brisbane
Australia
September 20, 2009
04:34 AM Post #7083374
| Aren't they gorgeous! Marleneann,it looks like it's going to be stunning,did you get to take a pic when the bloom was wide open? |
Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
September 20, 2009
04:55 AM Post #7083385
| brical1 that pic was taken yesterday. I will take another when it is completely open.
It is named German Empress. |
Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
September 21, 2009
04:42 AM Post #7086661
| Another picture of a flowering rooted cutting. Georges Favourite 
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WayneCarter
NW Sydney NSW
Australia
September 21, 2009
04:53 AM Post #7086669
| They are lovely!
Kindness is their killer.
Do not overwater or feed.
Enjoy this plant for going on when yo don't have the time to garden'on! :) |
Budgieman
Sydney
Australia
September 21, 2009
05:53 AM Post #7086714
| This is my one and only Marleneann. I have it potted everywhere and three in the gardens.
This was Christmas Eve last year. What a present!
Steve
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WayneCarter
NW Sydney NSW
Australia
September 21, 2009
06:05 AM Post #7086721
| Swapsville Steve! :)
Please.
BTW, one of your Dahlias 'TS' shot up this weekend.
That old 'Barbara Williams' is a slow poke. Give her until late summer...
I will send a replacement if necessary.
W. |
Budgieman
Sydney
Australia
September 21, 2009
06:23 AM Post #7086736
| Sure can Wayne. How does 1.5 metres sound? It is probably the most frustrating but beautiful flower. I watch the buds, watch the opening, smell the perfume, observe the beauty, watch it fade all in 24 hours. Imagine growing a cv that stayed open for a week or two!
Dmail me.
Barbara sure is a slow poke. I can't wait 'til late summer for the bloom. The others, ts included, are well under way.
Have noticed that my purple is slow as well. Maybe a Thesis to write here. Purple = slow.
Steve |
Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
September 21, 2009
06:56 AM Post #7086763
| Steve ...do you know the name of that white bloom you posted. Beautiful! |
Budgieman
Sydney
Australia
September 21, 2009
07:14 AM Post #7086790
| Marleneann - Queen of the Night ( as a lot of them are called)
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
Here is how they look the next night
Steve
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Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
September 21, 2009
10:26 PM Post #7090083
| Steve I think I have a cutting of that one.
Mmm...be a while before it flowers.
Here is a pic of a blue & pink flower
BLUE EPIPHYLLUM
http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Disocactus&species=amazo...
I want one...where can I get one? |
Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
September 28, 2009
07:18 AM Post #7111888
| The flower are fully out now so here is a picture.
Sure is pretty.
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weed_woman
Coffs Harbour
Australia
September 29, 2009
05:00 AM Post #7115566
| Chrissy sent me bits of This a couple of years ago. I'm not sure if it is an Epi or a Rhipsalis, but its going to look a picture
Sue
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Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
September 30, 2009
07:19 AM Post #7119111
| Looks like an Epiphyllum to me Sue.
Well done ...great growing! |
weed_woman
Coffs Harbour
Australia
October 01, 2009
01:15 AM Post #7122508
| Thanks Marlene. I ended up potting the lot into hanging baskets and hanging them in a wattle tree up the back. I'm not sure if all the cuttings were of the same variety or not, so it will be nice if they throw a few different colours. |
77sunset
Merino
Australia
October 01, 2009
06:14 PM Post #7124518
| Hello all. I love the epi flowers and will be posting mine as they open. Sue that is definitely an epi you have there. Its not much good trying to find names for the flowers unless you are a real expert as there are so many hybrids that look similar. I am watching my buds daily and hoping for around 50 to bloom this year.
Marleneann, if you look through the orchid cactus threads, there is one about that blue/pink flower.
Jean. |
Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
October 05, 2009
04:25 AM Post #7136182
| Another rooted cutting has bloomed. Epiphyllum Benjamin Leigh 
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WayneCarter
NW Sydney NSW
Australia
October 10, 2009
01:49 PM Post #7155066
| A couple more...
Pink...
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WayneCarter
NW Sydney NSW
Australia
October 10, 2009
01:50 PM Post #7155071
| ...and red. 
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WayneCarter
NW Sydney NSW
Australia
October 10, 2009
01:54 PM Post #7155085
| These plants are growing in moss baskets. They dry out pretty fast, which is good. The red one above I saw in a tall pot (1m) and was in total bloom, countless flowers! Really looked like a red waterfall, or lava flow... Stunning!
I am thinking that this plant would look great spilling over a rock wall. |
Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
October 13, 2009
04:08 AM Post #7163920
| Wayne they are pretty epis...do you know the names?
Here is another of my flowering cuttings.
Gold Coin.
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WayneCarter
NW Sydney NSW
Australia
October 19, 2009
01:30 AM Post #7185022
| Gosh, I wish...
Sorry Marleneann. Don't know.
This little "Rhip" has me wondering why I manage the "plant orphanage"?
All day it sits back relaxing in an Adirondack chair, sipping something long and strong...
I would love to do the same, but not with a kelp base! :)
Any clues on the name please?
We were lucky with the two chairs...
One of Flora's boys knocked them up from packing cases years back as a school project c 1960. They were positioned on the east facing verandah when we moved in twelve years ago. Comfortable old slouches, perfect for a sit back, rest after a days work in the garden.
The Californian "feel" lets me "rip" with Rhipsaladoxis, Epiphyllums and Zygos galore! :)
Love the "California Dreaming" on our own front verandah now...
The paint colour...
"Agapanthus"... :)
Seriously in search of authentic retro cement "Pink Flamingos" for accent! :)
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WayneCarter
NW Sydney NSW
Australia
October 24, 2009
07:53 PM Post #7204859
| A red / orange Epi 
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77sunset
Merino
Australia
October 25, 2009
07:34 PM Post #7207918
| The first of my epis has opened. A medium sized flower and a lovely blend of dark red orange with carmine edges on the inner petals.
Jean. 
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Marleneann
Sunshine Coast
Australia
October 27, 2009
05:45 PM Post #7214604
| Wayne...lots of flowers on that plant!
Beautiful Jean...how long did the flower last? |
77sunset
Merino
Australia
October 27, 2009
05:54 PM Post #7214639
| Marlene, my epi flowers usually last up to a week or more especially if it's cold like now.
Wayne , love the rhipsalidopsis. Mine are nearly out. Orange, red and pink. lovely things. make a show after the zygos are done. I have no idea as to the names of any rhips. The relaxing sounds great , but give me a nice cuppa. green tea please. Going down to look at epis . They are slow in the colder weather. Love to tease me. |
