Unfortunately, those big plants have really long leaves. Not worth the postage to ship, and very hard to handle to start rooting. I will not chop them up into 6" pieces like some do.

I'm curious Carol, why don't you like chopping them up into 8 inch pieces. Its kind of like that scene from the original Fantasia film when the broom stick breaks into pieces and makes more broomsticks. Its all part of the fun - if you have space. I would have paid the postage for one of the large USPS boxes stuffed full of 8 inch pieces.

Those cut take forever to root, and are not always taken from mature growths. This means a long wait for blooms. I have bought some from the Epi. society that take three or four years to bloom. If you get a mature leaf, you can expect to get blooms the first year or second. I'm too old to wait that long!

I take cuttings from mature branches. My Feb 2016 cuttings should get blooms this year.
Age is a reason I no longer do seeds. I have 9 year old plants from seeds that have still not bloomed.

I hear that! The only seeds I plant are annuals these days. I want to see the fruits of my labor in my lifetime.

Carol, Thank you for your explanation. I have always cut my epi leaves to root, but never thought that it would take it longer to bloom. I should change my ways. I have quite a few that should be blooming age, but haven't bloomed yet. Maybe that is the reason. I will keep it in mind because I am going to be downsizing quite a few this season.

If I could keep them in about 6 inch pots and still blooming, that would be ideal.

I have Epis that are nice sized 2-3 year plants, that have been in a cool GH for the winter. They are starting new growth nicely now, and are nice sized. Since these have not bloomed yet, and I am a novice at growing them, a question... Do Epis bloom on new growth this spring, or on last seasons growth?