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This is my orchid cacti budding up.


I've been waiting for 3 years!Its suppose to be pink.They are also called night blooming cerus.Its an Epi.

I'll be back posting here when she blooms.

So who else has Epis?
Angel has a start from mine....hers has buds too!

Holy cow...that thing is huge! Do you have to bring it indoors to overwinter? I bet it will be beautiful when it blooms for you.

I have a red epi. They are absolutely gorgeous when they bloom. When I first got mine it bloomed like crazy...about 20 blooms one year. I repotted it a few years ago, and it barely bloomed the next year. But it's back to blooming more this year. I think they bloom better when a little potbound.

Melinda

I had read they bloom better when pot bound too on an epi forum........RIGHT after I had transplanted it to a larger pot.So being had done screwed with it.Had stuck it in the hanging pot its in.I am going to move it into a coir/spagum basket this winter though.Its in a mostly peat mix w a lil potting mix.So what do you have yours potted in?And I just learned the reddishness....its a good thing

Tulsa it can take some cool temps,but they recomend protecting from frost or drastic temp drops.I cold GH it.I fed it a weak fertilizer over the winter& gave it none in June& after June I did a beer fertilizer It didn't grow much the 1st year,but I had it in a good bit of shade....almost deep shade.They can take a good bit of sun but have to watch with TX sun.so its shaded at least for the worst of the sun(the front of tree would actually be a better location) Here's a bud shot.




Angel....If you look....You can see where your cutting broke from.It had been the longest piece at one time.Your divsion came from the back that was against tree.I kinda HOPE that every lil leaf thing gets buds and blooms cause would be TONS of flowers.

Don't forget to take lots of pix when it is in bloom so we can share. So the bloom comes right off the leaf tip? I have absolutely no experience with any of the exotics so I'll ask lots of stoopid questions. lol!

Very nice looking, can't wait to see the blooms.

Oh my goodness I finally found this topic I did a forum search
Njoynit DID send me some starts !! Her dog got ahold of one and chewed on it I broke it off where it was chewed and That top callused over and later I discovered a bud start too!!!( I wasn't sure if it was a bud or a new leaf start, Njoynit confirmed it to be a bud!!) I said it was that special Dog tongue juice that did the trick* Good Doggy * pats the dogs head*

here is my bud today! okay Njoynit,, next question..

the little black dot above the bud is that going to be another bud??

you'd have to watch and see...some of mine have 2 buds on tips.


I switched its place with the ric rac cacti.We got about 8-9 inches of rain.it was a heavy rain at times(lost signal so played golf on PS2)one of the straps on pot broke so got one off another pot& have moved it& utilized a coat hanger (to keep the dog from reaching the leaves)
I can't wait for them blooms!I got me a bottle of Jack for the occasion

IT BLOOMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I walked out to check it this morning.I actually caught the smell before the flower....and proably was smelling THIS instead of my Brugs I thought was smelling about 6 am.
Its white...more to come as still got buds!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/njoynit/orchidcactibloom927.jpg



A close up....maybe a lil TOO close.




I think the bud the started to darken reddish bloomed....will know the 2nd bloom.

Well worth the wait on that one. What a beautiful flower!

That is very pretty!!!! The next piece that gets broke off has my name on it

That's beautiful. I agree with Triss, well worth the wait

We hit 91 but humidity was great!34% mostly once the sun was up.the flower was shot by 2 pm.But I have 9 buds of blooming to go.So am more than happy with 10 to njoy my 1st bloom.

I've now soped the Epi gallery out and know what I
got!

http://www.epiforums.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5922&c=51


a strictum Epi

gee.I bet I'd NEVER get this reddish of coloring on my leaves(but angels may may be darker than mine..........)
http://www.epiforums.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5698&c=51

the site ,, epi gallery won't open for me !

The epi gALLERY is listed on the side in the navigation list.I had to search it a bit.
http://www.epiforums.com/

The epi gALLERY is listed on the side in the navigation list.I had to search it a bit.
http://www.epiforums.com/

It opened!! thanks!!

Have any more bloomed on yours?? Mine bud is getting longer and the bud itself is getting fuller

FULLER is a good THING!


^^^^^
Bud hours before opening.


It had 2 blooms this morning.They frizzle out when the sun hits.....so Mines going till about 3 in the afternoon.(Really got to try the backside of that tree next year...................)




None seem schedualed for tonite.........I done sniffed all the smell out of them 2.That happened about 1.I think I see 2 more buds starting to form.Got 7 buds left to bloom.

Angel.I have a box for you next week.your also in luck.....I broke a branch off brug washing truck.Has a bud.Its in water for now till monday.Dog broke branch off MOT. I really need to'plant-train' my dogs.


I can't wait for the next bloom.............They open later than the brugs do.Guess i'll sleep WAY in tomorrow for the nites blooms.

That is soooo Awesome!!

Oh another box YAY!!!

Well.....I sleept in.....But went fishing..so I still missed it,but got like 4 buds left.I don't think the fragance lasts long.I just don't smell it after 5 am much,but the flowers do ok till the sun hits them about 2ish,but when was 93 they went early also so someone NORTH of me would fare better with blooms.I AM going to grow it on other side of tree next year.

The blooms are beautiful...I am excited for you!!!!