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Re: Epiphyllums



Tsuh Yang Chen wrote:

> hi, ted,
>
> i'm not an expert but i understand some epiphyllums need high light and
> cool temperatures at night in order to bloom.  what kind do you have?  i
> grow Epiphyllum oxypetalum, the night blooming cereus, and it blooms
> every summer with no problem.  it helps taht it goes outside for the
> summer.
>
> i also have a Epi. King Midas, a yellow hybrid, which doesn't bloom for
> me.  another unnamed pink hybrid also refuses to bloom.
>
> as for the drying out, i'm not sure what causes it.  check your watering.
>  could it be underwatering?
>
> tsuh yang chen, new york city
>
> On Fri, 22 May 1998 14:48:58 -0600 "TJ Armbrustmacher"
> <tjarmbr@ecentral.com> writes:
>
> >I've been lurking in the backgriund, enjoying the discussions about a
> >=
> >wide diversity of topics.  Lots of expertise out there and your
> >comments =
> >are much appreciated.
> >I have several varieties of epiphyllums growing in hanging baskets
> >near, =
> >but not in, east- and south-facing windows.  Recently I have noticed =
> >that some of the edges of the plants are turning gray in color, and =
> >appear dried out, crisp to the touch.  This drying may progress across
> >=
> >the plant and the piece may fall off.  There is no indication of  any
> >=
> >kind of infestation.  Also, how do you get the epiphyllums to bloom?
> >=
> >I've waited several years with no results.  Your help is appreciated.
> >
> >Ted Armbrustmacher
>
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  I have been reading your two posts and I have the same problem with some
certain species of epiphyllums leaves drying out. Probably need more humidity
than what I am giving them. Also bought a rick rack epiphyllum in 1995 at a
nursery in Florida that we were visiting, it grows like crazy but has not
bloomed & I have repotted it, too.  I usually don't have problems blooming
them with greenhouse lows of 60 degrees and highs of 90-ish (depending if the
thermostat on the fan is set properly).  If this plant doesn't bloom in a
couple more years, I will probably take pictures of it & send the photos to a
couple of the mail-order epiphyllum companies (Epi gardens, etc) and see if
they can tell me what it is & why I can't get it to bloom.  Judy Showers
(greenhouse grower in Pennsylvania, zone 6) http://www.epix.net/~jshowers
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