Re: Selenicereus Grandiflorus
Hi Bett,
I have had one of these in my courtyard for years (south, or shady side, of
course) and some years it has had up to 10 gorgeous blooms simultaneously -
as you know they last only one night and the temptation is to call all the
neighbours in to look and smell. Being an epiphyte it needs practically no
soil and survives temperatures to the high 40sC (or even probably 50sC) in
the enclosed courtyard. Just now it also has some dead brown bits which I
must cut off. I understand propagation is done with the leaves, or pieces of
leaf, not the stems.
Beverly
bett mctigue wrote:
> Can anyone give me some advice on a Seleicereus Grandiflorus I have
> acquired? Its very battered, some is sort of corky and other bits have
> gone bleached looking, I think its in a state of suspended animation.
> I've supported it on canes - it must be about 3' tall (some bits have
> fallen off), in a clay pot filled with a sandy, gravelly soil. Any tips
> on how to treat it?
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