Tropicals & Tender Perennials: It's an "Easter Cactus"......well not really, but, 1 by Happenstance

Happenstance wrote:
Hi Clare & Ursula -

I have over the years gotten black "spots" on the hybrid Epis.....especially following/during extra wet/cold winters or during years when the snail/slug population explodes. Leaves that have been sunburned seem to be especially suceptible to the spotting. Generally it doesn't seem to inhibit additional growth or flowering, just looks unattractive.

My E. oxy has a few areas that have gotten the black edges, which then dry up and leave a "scoop" out of the leaf edge. The few areas seem to be all where the leaves were very thick almost at the soil line/rim of the pot. Again this doesn't seem to have inhibited new growth or spread as yet.

Gitty Paetz is just gorgeous!

Re: Triangular and flat stems on the same plant - I'm still getting both types from many of my plants and even some of the smaller cuttings. They seem to have their own agendas. (I've seen this in the past on certain Euphorbia species. Less than ideal growing conditions can alter the number of ribs on columnar Euphorbias.) I wonder if they are indeed throwbacks to prior generations on these Epis, just as you can see other plants in the garden reverting back to all green from a variegated cultivar for example.

Here is yet another of the Pink Parade....this one happens to be one of the spiny buds, although at this stage of the parade they all do begin to look a bit alike. :-)