Cacti flowering

[fred]

I brought a piece of this cacti back with me from my Mothers house just over 12 months ago
it has grown like a weed lol
I don't know the name of this one

[patticake]

It's an orchid cactus of some sort.. It's also incredibly beautiful!!

[Rishad Kalarikkal]

That is beautiful....I was having a white one at home.But it bloomed a night and will close in the morning.It was hard to see it in bloom..But its scent could reach everywhere...Any ways I dont want to grow it again...But it looks as yours is still in bloom in the daytime...

[fred]

the flower is not quite fully open yet
I will take another pic in the morning

Edit] its getting dark outside and I just took these pics I could not wait till morning

[katrina]

Yep....orchid cactus. Great color on yours Fred!!

Here's a pic of my pink one for comparison....this was it's second mini bloom this past summer. For mine, the most prolific bloom typically occurs between Feb and April sometime.

[fred]

thanks for that Kat
I like your plant very much boy mine has got alot of growing to do lol

[patticake]

Originally Posted by Rishad Kalarikkal

That is beautiful....I was having a white one at home.But it bloomed a night and will close in the morning.It was hard to see it in bloom..But its scent could reach everywhere...Any ways I dont want to grow it again...But it looks as yours is still in bloom in the daytime...

I think you had a Night-blooming cereus. (Epiphyllum oxypetalum). I have one also. and yes it only blooms at night. The orchid cactus like Freds stays in bloom a lot longer.

Sorry to steal your thread, Fred!

[fred]

thats fine Patti no need to be sorry I don't mind at all
your right though

[lmartiny]

Those are so pretty. I'll have to keep an eye out for one of those.
I was also going to guess Rishad has a night blooming cereus.

[LouisW]

No wonder you like it so much Fred, its and ORCHID cactus. Us geeks only like orchid stuff.

[risa59]

Fred: I have two of these: one blooms around Thanksgiving (or a little earlier) and the other at Christmas. The trick for blooming is to keep it outdoors until the first frost which helps it set its buds. In addition, although sometimes the "leaves" look dead, they really are not and will bloom from browning "leaves." These are long lived plants. I've had mine for about 20 years each! I pay them little attention (unlike my orchids) and they bloom for me each year.

[fred]

thanks for the information
I grow mine the corner of my cym orchid house

[katrina]

Originally Posted by fred

thanks for that Kat
I like your plant very much boy mine has got alot of growing to do lol

Fred....as long as they are happy...they grow like weeds... so you won't have to wait too long for it to get bigger. They do like to be pot-bound and will perform best if their roots are crowded. The plant in the pic is even bigger than it looks...I divided and gave half to Pat (patlee) this past fall. When I look at it now, you'd never even know I divided it. Crowded, crowded, crowded.

Again, the color on yours is very pretty! I'll be looking for that color this coming season.

Thanks for sharing it!

Risa -- I think what you probably have it often referred to as the Christmas Cactus or Holiday Cactus...it's a Schlumbergera. What Fred has....at least it looks like it...is an Orchid Cactus....very similar in looks but this is an Epiphyllum.

Patti...chances are Rishad does have an Epi. True Epis bloom at night where as what most of us have are newer Epi hybrids which bloom during the day. They (growers) created these hybrids w/day time blooming because well...as always is the case....more people will buy a day bloomer than a night bloomer. Money, money, money. Personally, I've been looking for a true Epi but have yet to find one.

For everyone interested in this beautiful plant...here's a great link to learn more.... Epiphyllums ... Epi Hybrids ... Orchid Cactus

[fred]

this one now has 3 flowers out and they look pretty so I took some more pics
plus one pic of the whole plant

[patticake]

who do you remind me of ?
Those are some huge pretty blooms! I could look at those all day!!

[katrina]

Very, VERY nice Fred! I love the red on the foliage.


You knooooow...that plant is beautiful now...when it gets some size on it, it will be SPECTACULAR!!

[fred]

I can not wait for this cacti to have some size
my wife and I are lucky we just look out of our full glass sliding door and we do see this all day

not bad for a small cutting just over 12 months ago

now I have got friends around here that have asked me for a cutting
I really don't want to disturb this one

[Tarad]

Pretty color on that ORchid Cactus! Mine is yellow, but has not bloomed yet. I was told that I can feed it ORchid food, so I did and it has doubled in size since the little cutting I got to begin with ) Tara

[Rishad Kalarikkal]

Thank you so much friends.That was really helpful....mine is known as NISHA-GANDHI at my place.nisha=night.gandhi=smelling.

[fred]

thank you for that information Tara
I look forward to seeing yours in flower I have never seen a yellow one

[fred]

I just thought it was time for an update of this cacti