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Help Please - ID This Mystery Plant

16 years ago

Maybe someone out there can recognize this mystery plant for me. I had it growing outside all through the warmer months, but now it is in my garage by a window. It has big long stappy leaves and now has put up a very long ( 6 foot) spike. It has never bloomed but looks like this will become some sort of bloom. Thanks in advance for any help you could give me.

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bodiggly
16 years ago
That, I believe, is an orchid cactus (Epiphyllum). There are several colors of blooms and hybrids.
janen
Original Author
16 years ago
Yes, bodiggly - that's it !!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Wow, you have a sharp eye. I've been trying for months to get the name of this. By the way, I meant to say "strappy " leaves, not stappy leaves. Sorry about that. Thanks so much for your help. Now I will wait to see its beautiful bloom.
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