A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum Cacti and Succulents in the Garden orchid cacti has got buds!

I've got buds growing on my orchid cacti.I divided it this year.The original has buds forming.The other half repotted has started some new growth on one lone leaf& is a leaf stuck in a few other plants.2 of the 3 are getting new growth.
so hows yours Diane?I think I sent tammy some...............

My buds we're so short lived.Maybe cause divided the plant,but it needed it& will have more plants to bloom now besides the broke pieces stuck here& there.

No Blooms or buds that i could see yet Njoynit!! I'm hoping!!!

I only got 4& only seen 2.One of the divsions has grown one lone small new leaf yet a broke leaf stuck in another pot has 8 new stems.I'm gonna mix some beer fert and let um party.
angel,you might get mad at hubby.You rose took an unplanned trip...to the ground.one's totally missing.We'll see what the other does.guess I lost THAT plant table..I do have a kumquat seedling to add though

hey how are you all? I really like the orchid cacti pics. Could I get a cutting of one? I could do a trade of something or send postage. It roots easily I gather from the posts.
Diane

It roots very easy Diane!

Njoynit Nope I checked no buds yet,, Last year yours bloomed and then about a month later mine bloomed I hope I get the same sign this year!! LOL

Ohh Ohh did hubby have an accident with the lawn mower?? and 'kinda' run over the rose??

He ran over a 2 ft tropical sunset brugmansia.I have the mowed half...what the mower left which is maybe 8 inches in water.It had nubs,so should pot it before something else...like the dog comes along.

I hated haveing few beds to see on my epi,but got more plant for them to form on now and may be better next year.I mean I got NO BLOOMS FOR 3YEARS!But I had like over 10 last year.And it may have been cause divided it,but I didn't want it to blow to the ground again& i'm just SURE Tammy is enjoying fineally haveing one too.

I got dragon fruit cuttings today!

Dianne-buzzylady.I do have a leaf thats rooted already in a pot.

njoynit, I'd love to get a cutting. What kind of a deal can we make?
Diane

Njoynit, is your orchid catus related to the night-blooming cyrus (not sure of the spelling)? The plant part looks very much like it, but the bloom is different. Do you know the botanical name?

yes epi strictum is related to night blooming cerus.

buzzy...give me a buzz of what ya got(pretty malva,love its color,pretty petunia too on page 2)


cerus peruvianus
http://www.cactushill.com/Photos/blooms/cereus.htm
I've grown before.it don't like alot of water in winter prefers very dry.

epi oxypetalum opens earlier than mine& hear the smell is strange.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyllum_oxypetalum

I think THIS is the true queen of the night.Selenicerus
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/62764/

http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/35518/


But are many in the cerus family.I believe they are all night bloomers.This is just some of the more common ones.

I just added a cutting to the pot 2 days ago.I seen one of them huge locust sitting on a stem...so I flipped him....and with the stem being new...it broke the leaf.My other leafs stuck in pots have been getting new growth now....and see some growth on 3 of my dragonfruit cuttings.
This is my hoya plant,but he has a nice leaf in with him thats had some new leaves forming and more are forming now.
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I have a fruit forming on my strictum.I now learned they are self fertile.

NOW its starting to turn pink.so I'm close to the 4-6 weeks.

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and I got more forming from the last flush
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WOw That is great I'm soooooooooo Jealous!!!

and the fruit...its tasty too!

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