Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Epi from 86 yr. old man, 2 by Kbh69

Kbh69 wrote:
Hi there! After getting the epiphylum I.D. I waited until we got home to post. I picked her up from a manon the very southern tip of Texas who could no longer care for his plants. He parted with it , and others, regretfully, as he had many fond memories of working in his yard. He had no idea how old it was. Many of the branches were woody and dead, but it continues to bloom. It was potted so poorly, I added some garden soil cut with perlite to the top soil it already lived in. Since, it has shot out several "morphed out" blooms. Some blackened at the tips, died and fell off. Others grew very long, turned yellow and hung there. After 10 hours of travel in a mini van, tightly packed with other herbaceous specimens, it retains some of these strange blooms. Can anyone give me some insight here? I have never had an orchid cactus before and really don't want to kill this one. Thanks in advance for any advice!