Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Just inherited this beauty and I need to know what it is., 1 by orchidman1

orchidman1 wrote:
What's missing is bloom size, true bloom shape, and if it is a night bloomer or a day bloomer. When we have this information we can begin to speculate as to a name and classification. As far as the stems, etc., it could be of any of the guesses so far. Certainly appears to be an orchid cactus and no growth characteristics would point to anything else that I am aware of. I agree that it probably will be a disocactus based on inner/outer petals looking to be the same size. Again, it will take an open bloom to determine this. If so, it is a species plant which means it might
be a night bloomer from one of the America's jungles. Our modern epie hybrids were developed from such plants.

Can you please give us a picture of a full bloom which shows us the shape and coloration; whether it was blooming in the daytime or night, and an approximation as to how long she might have had the plant? bob