Godless in the garden

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Comment by Sentient Biped on November 21, 2012 at 7:52pm

Joan, that Epiphylum was about 5 years old in that pic.  I grew it from a cutting about a foot long.  They root really easily.  It's bigger now, I had to cut it back.  The blooms last a few hours.  They close in the early am.  the ephemeral aspect is part of the allure.

by the way it's schlumBERGera.  I think.  Although it was named for Frédéric Schlumberger, with emphasis on 1st syllable.

Comment by Joan Denoo on November 21, 2012 at 7:32pm

How old is your epiphyllum? What was its size when you got it? Is there any fragrance? It is so pretty, and blooms at midnight! How long does the bloom last? 

Comment by Sentient Biped on November 21, 2012 at 7:17pm

That epicactus is beautiful!  I've grown epiphyllum and have a large one now.  It's so big, there isnt' room for it.  But it does have beautiful flowers.  At midnight.

Comment by amer chohan on November 21, 2012 at 11:35am

There are hundreds of spineless cactus varities. Epicactus is another example

Comment by Idaho Spud on November 21, 2012 at 9:27am

Nice Ode to Earthworms Dallas.  Wonderful critters that help the gardner a lot.

Comment by Idaho Spud on November 21, 2012 at 9:23am

My mother always had a xmas cactus in the window when I was young.  I never thought of it as a cactus because it had no thorns.

Comment by amer chohan on November 21, 2012 at 8:28am

I thought twice to add it in my seedlist but forgot. Once I bought a small plant taking it as Christmas cactus but it turned out to be some opuntia.

Comment by Joan Denoo on November 21, 2012 at 1:52am

Oh! Is this Christmas cactus? Schlumbergera, I like that name. Where is the accent? 

Comment by Sentient Biped on November 20, 2012 at 8:41pm

Amer, do you also grow Schlumbergera cactus?  They are blooming like crazy here, right now.  

Comment by amer chohan on November 20, 2012 at 12:04pm

Joan! I am in love with my cactus. Anything in the way of their improvement attracts me heavily. After your advice I spent at least 2 hrs in search of methods and ended up buying PH testing kit used in school labs. They use Litmus papers for testing soil samples. Thanks a lot anyway.

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