Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FIRST FLOWERS ALMOST SUMMER 2015, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Sally--
You can have as many of my "spectacular bloom" Epis as you want.
Yes! The hot pink/magenta bloom ones.
This one grows really fast...so I started another 4 from big pieces that fell off the plant
as i was trying to put the pot into a sturdy wire-shaped HB. I wanted something
that would hold the HB as even as possible. You have seen how lop-sided it grows.
Then the side with thw heaviest fronds gets to be too heavy and the pot tilts.

It is not easy to handle this big, heavy Epi. Besides--it has "invisible', hair-like
thorns all over. Wear good gloves.

If you like--I can pot up a 10" HB for you with the cuttings. I have some that have
been rooting for a long time. This way--you will get the plant going earlier.
you won't have to mess with it until way later.
IF you have any old WIRE HB hangers--that is what you want to use.

OK! I will let my Swamp Milkweed grow in my raised bed. How far will it spread?
I DO like the tropical one better, though. More color....

This one? Right??? g.