PlantFiles Pictures: Orchid Cactus 'Padre', 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Hi AresDraco and Nery, I didn't see this until now. Sorry for the delay! My opinion of Bloombooster fertilizer has changed. I now believe that the Bloombooster formulas are bad because of the high amount of phosphorous, which can end up being deadly to plants. It is actually potassium which helps blooms. In fact, I've seen people recommend putting banana peels on their epi's for added potassium to help blooming. I just use a fertilizer which has even numbers now like 10-10-10. Other people have had great success with a regular fertilizer regimen and some fish emulsion from time to time.

My 'Padre' is a great bloomer and blooms regularly this time of year only for about a month of the year. I have 'Padre' cuttings stuffed into nearly all my mixed colored epi pots. I don't have any recent pictures of 'Padre,' but this one is from 2008.