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Clare_CA wrote:
Lili, they do need to be potted up when they get rootbound to perform best, but after they get to a certain large size, they can be left potbound for a long time without objecting too much as long as they get the proper feeding. I can't really tell whether it is a species or a hybrid without seeing the bloom. E. phyllanthus has a very long flower stem and a small flower. Here is a picture of my E. phyllanthus below. There are Disocactus Phyllanthoides, which yours may be.

Gessie, do you mean that there are 7 different epi hybrids planted in the same container or that is just one of the 7 that you got? Those leaves all look simiar to me and should all bear the same flowers unless they came from different hybrids. Your Ric Rac looks very happy to me. I'm not sure which one that is. It could be E. anguliger. There are a few different ones with subtle differences when examining the leaves, but the flowers are all different. There is a cultivar named 'Deutsche Kaiserin' that is probably what your other one is.