Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Epis in direct sun?, 1 by picabo

picabo wrote:
Hello Everyone... I have had the eppies for years and can tell you how I treat mine. Not saying that this is the only way, everybody has their own method.

I give mine as much sun as I can. In the spring when they first come out of the basement or greenhouse they are in total shade but gradually I move them into dappled sun and then morning sun. This time of the year they are in full sun and growing like crazy.

They do like to be root bound. I repot mine when the roots start to break open or grow out of the plastic pots. Some were too big last year so I repotted it into smaller pots to start over. I don't fertilize until they set buds. The Eppies seem to be one of those plants that seem to flower better in panic mode. "I think I am going to die of thirst or from hunger I better make some flowers." LOL My large Night blooming is on the 4th bloom flush for the year. There were about 20 that opened on one night a couple of weeks ago and there are about a dozen that will open this week. The leaves look pale, they got a dose of Messenger last week and will get a bath with Bloom Booster tomorrow. I also feed all of my orchid cactus banana peels. I just cut them up and drop on the soil.

I try to keep my O C in the coolest part of the GH in the winter, some winter in the basement with very little care.

Hope this answers some of your questions. They are really fun plants with beautiful blooms.

Betty

These are some of my Eppies I just noticed that one of the pictures is not the one that I meant to post. Too late now. I meant to include a picture of the night bloomer.