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rootdiggernc Z-7A NC (
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Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 9:27
| This is it's 4th blooming and it still has several buds on it. Was beginning to wonder if it would ever bloom, but it has really showed itself this year!
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RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| epi. oxydendrum is what my neighbor has, i'm pretty sure, and his blooms look a good bit different. i beleive that's what i have, too. and yours is open in daylight! his always opens at like 10, & closes by morning's light. interesting.... |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| There's an E. oxypetalatum which is a night bloomer and very fragrant. My strictum opens about 10 at night and then closes between noon and two the next afternoon. Might help that it's on a north facing porch too. |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| oh, yeah- you're probably right about that, root. i get my latin names goofed up alot. i remember the first syllable or 2 and the rest sort of fills in- and not always so accurately. i think hanging around john isn't helping- LOL!! 10-12 or 2. that explains daylight pix. very pretty, btw! tam |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| I recently purchased the oxypetalum from Avant Gardens. A customer came in looking for one after a write-up in one of the Raleigh newspapers. I am WAY to open to suggestion. Well of course, after reading the article I knew I NEEDED one. They are pretty fast growing aren't they, and a true pass-along plant since just a segment makes a nice plant in no time. I like the fact that they seem to be in that easy care, loves neglect catagory of plant. I have a very nice plant similar to this that I begged from a restaurant in Southern Pines. Two of my sisters were visting at the same time and they both thought I was nuts when I went crazy for the plant in the window when we stopped there for lunch. They both knew that by hook or by crook I would leave with a cutting though. It blooms a bright pink in early spring. I don't know if it's an epi or not but it started with a small segment and is now a lovely looking cactus-like plant. Adele |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| Wow that is gorgeous. Is it fragrant? |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| Cool! What growing conditions does it require? Do you bring it in the house in winter, or does it need a green house? |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| I've read that it can take a very short freeze, but I wouldn't push that. In the winter I bring mine in and hang the larger ones in a bathroom window for a couple months and then I put it under the house (crawlspace) with a shop light. Very little water in the winter. I think most of the species epis are fragrant but a lot of the hybrids are not. This one is not fragrant to me but it's so beautiful it can be forgiven, lol. I'm still waiting on oxypetalatum to bloom and a bunch of hybrids and species which should be getting old enough to bloom. I did bring a few of those to both of the swaps we just had. I don't know who got them, but they like a well draining but moist soil and like to be root bound before they'll bloom. You normally stop feeding any nitrogen in the fall and start feeding it a bloom booster (none or very minimal nitrogen)about Feb. It won't develop buds if it's being pushed to grow. |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| I have a plant similar to this, which belonged to my Mother. She was 90 when she passed away. This plant has been in my possession about 8 - l0 years. It bloomed about eight years ago and then two years ago, and surprised me two nights ago. I could have missed the other bloomings, if they happened. Mine bloomed about l0:30 - ll:00. I keep it inside in the winter and outside in summer. Mine is gangly but what a joy when it blooms. It is so fragrant. For the first time, I cut the leaf with the bloom and brought it inside for a better picture. Will share the picture if someone can tell me how to get it posted. |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| dmilton I upload my pics onto photobucket.com and then copy/paste the html code underneath the picture I want to post onto here. Hope that helps. |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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My mother and a neighbor lady had on of these Christ in the manger cactus. I thought of it because of Christmas.
Are they available for sale.
What is the cost etc.? |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| I know of two mail-order greenhouses from which you can order night-blooming cereus cacti: Logee's and Glasshouse Works. Both have excellent, secure Websites. |
RE: Epiphyllum strictum/ Christ in a Manger/ Night Blooming Cereu
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| if you can find someone who has it, it's an easy easy plant to share! Just break off a piece, let it dry a day or 2 and stick it in soil. |
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