Becky:
My Teresa is now ten years old. She is a fairly large tree now. It and Brad's White have really been spread around. Happy to know that yours are fruitful and multiplying.
Be well
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Night blooming ???????
I know your Brad Plumeria has a very light sweet scent. Does your Theresa have any kind of scent?
I was amazed that the gardenia scented one really does smell like gardenia blooms! Apparently Plumerias can come in a variety of scents! Kind of like a knock-off perfume! LOL!
Not that I am aware -- on the Teresa. But she is so beautiful that I wouldn't notice it.
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True! She is a beauty!
Those pics are all so gorgeous! My Epi Strictum finally started blooming and has really put on a show. I have never seen it bloom so much. It has 2 more buds forming now too. Sorry to have disappeared, but work has been really nuts lately. Anyway, just wanted to pop in, say hi and see how everyone was doing. By the looks of all these pictures, we have had a beautiful summer.
Be Blessed,
Ibartoo
That's quite a show ibartoo, the numerous blossoms maybe due to the fact that we've a mild summer this year, and spring and fall cooler weather trigged these type of plant to put out flowers.
I'm recovering from a respiratory ailment, but able to enjoy the garden, hope everyone else is doing well.
You too, be blessed,
Kim
Hello all!
I am so happy that I was able to capture a pic of a bloom from this Hooker's orchid cactus (Epiphyllum hookeri) that I wanted to share with you all
Take care.
Tony
Fabulous shots of the beautiful bloom, Tony. Thank you.
WOW!
Well, it is growing and sending off leaves.
When do I get a flower?
Be well
(o_O)
Wow, It looks great, and seems to be growing quite nicely! I wish that I could answer your question, because I'm kinda wondering the same. Mine are about 2 years old now, and I'm still waiting to see a bloom from them. Mine also started as cuttings, and I've heard that they really prefer to be rot bound in order to bloom…I'll be watching here in hopes that you'll be able to get a definitive answer. :-)
From cuttings, it is usually four years. From seed, usually 7 years. A cutting that has a bloom nitch on it may bloom earlier because it was in the process of blooming when the cutting was taken. These buds should be removed thereby strengthening the cutting. Our goal is to always strengthen the plant to grow roots and provide strength. bob
Tim: I may have to be taken out in a gurney to see it
and Orchidman: What does a "bloom bud" look like? Just hoping.
Be well
(o_O)
As you follow the curvatures of the leaf, You will see a white fuzzy juncture between the folds. This often becomes your next year buds. bob
I have heard that they like to be rootbound but believe that it would be truer to say they appreciate a healthy root system.
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Interesting bob, thanks. Is the info I heard correct about their preference to being root bound?
Someone found a home in the ric-rac.
Beautiful!
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It's in the far one.
And as for the epi.
Looking good. Waiting for bloom.
Be well
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Happy Spring !!! The delightful bird nest with egg---a promise of beautiful season. As far as the epi you sure have taken great care of them. Looking forward to more good news.
What kind of bird laid it?
Any clues?
Be well
(o_O)
I think it could be Dove egg. Their nests typically constructed loosely on the open like that. You may want to Google "Dove Eggs" and read more about them. I am happy that you get to enjoy nature at its best.
Wow. That was good reading.
Now I will watch, and wait.
Be well
Oh! How awesome is that?!!! I love the doves that live in and around my yard. I feed mine sunflower seeds and small bird seeds. They are the sweetest birds!
beck~
What do you use to hold the seed? I have never fed the birds down here. They seem to manage quite well on their own.
Be well
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I used both a tube seed feeder and a hanging platform feeder. If they are managing just fine without a feeder, then all is good. Dropped seeds attract rodents, so don't use a feeder unless you want other critters. Or place the feeder far from the house.
Thanks.
I hear and I obey!
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That's neat that you may get the experience of watching an egg hatch and a young dove develop and mature before your eyes! Enjoy the amazing experience! Apparently Epi plants serve many purposes! :-)
Do you think that all of this happens through evolution -- or did something, or someone, help?
Be well
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That IS the question!!!!