My Dioscorea macrostachya looks really pretty right now with lots of little flower-strings dangling from the vine. The teensy blossoms measure about 2 mm. Most people would keep it for the most interesting caudex, which looks like an Elephant foot, sort of. All in all I find it a very interesting plant to grow!

I love anything with a caudex! Great shot of the tiny flowers. Bravo!

Nobody has posted into this thread for some months, I have to change that then....
Spring has surely arrived when dry sticks start busting out with pretty blooms and new fuzzy leaves.
Uncarina roeoesliana


And the Adenium multiflorum 'Mombassa' started blooming.

That Mombassa is really cool, Ursula. I love it.

Jim

Thanks. It produces fairly large blooms on a really small and compact plant.

My backyard smells a tad whiffy for a couple of days, my Amorphophallus rivieri is blooming. I am so glad it blooms outside in the cage, it sure packs a punch.
I repotted the corm into fresh soil ( no roots yet at this stage) and found about 2 dozens small corms, two of them really good size, perhaps a couple of years away from blooming.

No sign of mine yet. The neighbors tremble.

Jim

I was ever so slightly trembling myself today, holy smokes! That flower stinks a lot more than I remembered it. Impressive! It is in the cage in the backyard and I smelled it in front of the house. I am glad it is only for a couple of days.

I have a bunch of Cacti in bloom, but this Astrophytum asterias 'Superkabuto' is always especially nice on the eyes, the pretty bloom is a bonus. I need to do some re-potting this Spring.

Hello,

I have 5 epi's that were given to me a few months ago.They are all leaf rootings and are growing very good i think.I have never grown any before and don't even know what variety any of them are.

I am hoping somebody can give my some advice on one of my plants.I was moving them today and dropped one, i have MS & shouldn't have been holding more than one in each hand now i will pay the price.When the plant fell a new leaf broke off at the top.It was the only leaf growing straight up that big.The other leaves are small and growing out of the broken leaf.Will this leaf just die back and a new one grow or will it heal and continue to grow new ones from it?

thanks for any advice or info i can get!!!!

The cut should heal without problem. I would probably take the broken off piece and stick it into the pot next to it. It might root also.
I wouldn't worry, the plant will be fine.

Btw is this Epiphyllum oxypetalum? If yes, you will not be able to STOP it from growing.

Ursula, thank you very much.

I feel a lot better knowing it will be ok with the broken leaf.I believe that it is a oxy. that is the only one i have even a clue to what it is.I received the plants in a trade, the person that gave me the epi's couldn't remembered which one's she sent me except for the oxy.I will gladly post pictures of the others if you think you or someone can id them at this stage.You can see the other's in the background of the last picture i posted.I do have or can take more of them??

Have a lovely day

JO

I think "Epi oxy" growth looks fairly typical in contrast to the many many hybrids which most people can't id even when in bloom. There are some exceptions of course.

Schick hybrid 'Nocturne' flowers again. Too bad these beauties only last a day or so.


Some of my Epis are ready to bloom. My noid from Kacteen Haage is the first to show some color -

I will post pictures of my epi's, they are all leaf rootings i received 3 months ago.I have questions about my epi's. I've never grown any before & don't know much about them .If anyone knows of any sites with good growing information on epi's i would appreciate it.

How much sun should i have my epi's in?What fertilizer is best to use on them & when should i start? Since they bloom is a npk with a higher P good or an equal npk.What kind of soil do they like?Do they have to be a certain age,size or root bound to bloom? Should i not repot until they are root bound?
I only have an ID for one of them,the one in the pink pot is an oxy. the rest i have no idea what type of epi they are.If anyone has an idea about the variety of any of them please let me know your opinion!
They all have the parent leaf & a new leaf and now they are growing little leaves from the bigger leaf.
Sorry for the blast of questions

I really don't want to give you any wrong information, what works for me may not be perfect for you.
Googling "Epiphyllum care" will give you tons of general information, here is the cultural info on Epies.net to get you started.
http://www.epies.net/cgi-bin/e...
I usually place my Epis either in full sun or somewhat protected depending on the type of Epi, and if they are acclimatized to full sun. The soil needs to drain freely, but I don't find them to be too fussy with what I use.
Your plants look fine, I would just let them grow and fertilize with a 20 20 20 or similar while in active growth. They will not need to be repotted for a couple of years, as they still have lots of room in their pots. When they will bloom? That depends....
Happy growing.

Jo, They grow pretty much like orchids...In general, filtered sun, fast draining soil, balanced fert. while in growth, drier, and no fert in winter. I grow mine outside all year in zone 10, in hanging baskets with cactus mix. When they start budding in spring, I give them some bloom food, then Osmocote through summer into fall. Let them get almost dry between waterings. Watch for mealies and scale and protect from snails/slugs. They do like to be cool in winter, so a cool, bright room , or greenhouse is the way to go. That's the "nutshell" version. Happy growing!