I know that some people refer to Epiphyllum oxypetalum (Night Blooming Cereus or Dutchman's Pipe) as christ in the manger. You can look around and see if the pictures online match your plant.

Unfortunately, I don't grow these, and can't offer any advice on the care. One thing I will ask is if when you moved, the plant ended up in a much sunnier location. If so, it may have been sunburned...

joscience, I think your right about it being a Oxy,this plant has been giving so many names its hard to keep up them.I grow Oxy and love the look when they get tall,are the roots coming out of the pot or off the plant? if off the plant there air roots mine get then when I keep them to long with out water they don't hurt the plant,if the rootd are coming out of the pot then it should be repotted,leaves turned brown at the end & dried up, but just on the ends. it sounds like its getting to much sun or its near heat and drying it out try moving it away for the sun or heat, try misting them it might help to keep the green and stop the drying out, I mist mine every morning, this all so helps keep the dust off the plant, I'm posting a pic of my 2yr old pot of cuttings in hopes it helps you ID your plant. these plants are easy to grow and care for.

Bear

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Thanks Bear,
That's looks to be exactly what mine is. The roots are coming off the leaves, not out of the pot, so I'll start misting it. I moved it from the room I had it, into another room and it seems to be doing better, I didn't have it in the sun, just indirect sunlight, but the room it was in is rather warm. Thanks so much for the information. It doesn't seem to be drying out anymore, but there are still small areas on the ends where it was dried on the ends, should I just leave that or cut the brown ends off?

Angie

Angie, I would cut off any dry ends just to make it look better and it may send new shoots of the cut ends, your Oxy will in time get very big and needs lots of room to grow, I keep mine top off (6ft) so I can move out to the shade house in the summer plus it gives me cuttings for new plants.enjoy your Oxy and in time you will have lots of blooms. here a pic. from the last spring I love the flower and staying up half the nigh waiting for it bloom is worth it

Bear

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Thanks , now I know the name as well. My label has been lost. Norma

Nice Bear,

What a great shot, how lovely!

i HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE STARTED BUT I CAN'T GET IT TO BLOOM I CAN REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER HAVING ONE AND IT BLOOMED. DO YOU DO ANYTHING TO HELP IT BLOOM?

I'm looking to find one and not having much luck. Dose anyone have a idea? The name I know it as is baby Jesus plant.

Feribah logees has them for sale I love mine.Still waiting on a bloom tho good luck

Question? ? I got this same plant from my grandmother. It has been in her family for a really long time. It is beginning to turn yellow. Should I trim it up? Also how often should I water it? I don't want to give it too much or too little water

sd,

Those are additional leaves growing, but growing very poorly due to lack of sun. This is a tropical-type cactus which grows best in muted sun (its natural habitat is jungle, in the crotches of trees). Remove all of those from the plant, as they won't grow well and are taking energy from the main plant, and move the plant to stronger light (not full sun, mind).

Thank you so much! I've been wondering what to do with them. I have the plant in a room with two windows for the winter. Is there somewhere that would provide better conditions? LOL I know you don't know my house but trying to figure out where it what do best.

A place of bright, mostly indirect light would be best.

Do you know how I could obtain this CHRIST IN A MANGER plant? My address is 498 salem church rd. Reidsville, N.C. 27320[katherine Earles] My email is earleskatherine@gmail.com

I loved this plant ,but one cold winter night I lost it.Thank you K.E.

Not really advisable to publish your name, address and email info directly on a public forum that anyone can get hold of. You would have been better to ask people to contact you via a private message using the facility here in the forum. If I were you I would delete the info from your thread. Internet personal safety is important and something we all need to be conscious of.

Katherine,

Have you tried nurseries local to you for it, asking for it by name?