Tropicals & Tender Perennials: The Epis Are Coming, The Epis Are Coming!!, 0 by Happenstance

Happenstance wrote:
Evening Sandy -

These plants are pretty old (I'm guessing 15 years), but they have bloomed since the beginning, some years just a few flowers and some years LOTS.

I feed them diluted fish emulsion about every two weeks from March or so 'til late Oct/Nov. I bait them for snails all year round, but the snails still manage to chomp them some.

They live outside year round here in 9B, 85-110F summers and monsoon rains/wind winters.

They NEED to get cold in the winter or they won't bloom. They also need more water than is generally advised. I also move them around a lot, turning the pots often.....which kind of blows that old wives tale about "never move them or change the direction they face" out of the water.

I bought an un-named cutting at a nursery late last year and it has received the same care. It has buds on it too.

I also bought a BUNCH of named cuttings in February from a site online. No sign of buds yet, but I have great hopes for next year.

The picture below was taken in March 2004