Thought perhaps we should start another thread to continue the Epis.
Links to the prior threads for Epi Lovers!
The Epis Are Here, The Epis Are Here!! 2005
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/500483/
The Epis Are Coming, The Epis Are Coming!! 2005
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/480652/
2004 Thread:
"The Epis Are Coming, The Epis Are Coming!!"
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/426034/
The Epis Are Here, The Epis Are Here!! 2005 PART TWO
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Candy what can I say but WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Ü
They are lovely!
Candy, she's beautiful! :-)
I nearly bought a bright fuchsia-colored Epi this morning, but held off because of the price. The guy at the cactus and succulent market may not know the names of his Epis, but they are bigger, healthier and a whole lot cheaper ;-). So I will go to him rather than impulsively buying an inferior plant at the regular garden center ;-)
-Julie
Dear All,
With regards to "corky's plant" (see previous thread) and Happenstance's link to RUK's Epi. oxypetalum page, don't overlook the marvellous flowering of her plant in 2003 which she also posted on her website! (http://www.kammlott.net/Epioxy2003.html)
Cheers,
Huiray.
And by going to her main page you can see all sorts of wondrous things!
http://www.kammlott.net/
Welcome Huiray, I'm so glad you could join us!
Ursula, Ursula.....come out come out where ever you are and show us more pictures. :-)
This message was edited Apr 30, 2005 8:08 AM
Hi All!
Thanks, Happenstance.
Cheers, Huiray.
Huiray, thanks for bringing that to our attention! WOW Ursula, that must've been one very fragrant neighborhood that night! Just one bloom on my old plant had my entire apartment smelling heavenly all the next day. :-) Oh how I miss my old plant :-( But it's awfully fun to live vicariously through pics like yours :-)
-Julie
I agree that it is Epiphyllum oxypetalum. The ones that I bought earlier this year are getting that same very tall narrow growth with new leaves, and the leaves are flatter as well.
Julie, why don't you give Logee's a call at their toll free number and see if they would be willing to ship you some cuttings? You could also try Glass House Works. Here's a link: http://www.glasshouseworks.com/succ-de.html Here's a link to Logee's: http://www.logees.com/
Clare, there are international restrictions about that type of thing. Several very generous DGers have already offered to send me cuttings, but due to restrictions I can't accept the offers. Thanks for trying to find a solution for me though. I do appreciate it :-)
-Julie
Hi everybody,
I just did some stuff around the house, watered my plants and in the meanwhile you have been busy, very busy!!!
Yes, when that plant flowers like that, the whole backyard is scented. I just love it. It flowered last year like that again! Sometimes I wish that plant were a bit smaller, but the gorgeous show it puts on every year makes it worth its upkeep!
Yesterday evening I truly wrestled with it, it had to be moved a couple of yards - just out of the greenhouse onto the deck. I had it half draped over my arm, head, shoulders and started to inch it towards the door, only to get helplessly and totally stuck. I did what I do every time in a sitution like that, I yell: Klaus ( DH), HELP, I am stuck!!!! ( he is the person on the deck with the flashlight) And so he helped me moving it throught the door and I then tied it up a bit outside. That worked fairly well.
Right now it is raining, but perhaps I can take a picture of it tomorrow.
I do grow some other Epis. I notice your plants are way ahead in terms of seasonal budding and and flowering. My red one is just starting to bud.( 6b) I will be only to happy to post them when they start up.
Happenstance, your red flowers are to drool over!!! Just gorgeous.
Ursula
Out of curiousity (I have relatives I might like to send to), I checked Logee's and they do ship internationally, but there is a $200 minimum + the $25 handling fee. :-(
Sure thing, Julie! C'mon, you can spend $200 easily at Logee's! I know I have! The handling fee is a drag, but just think of all the lovely things you could buy: epi's, epi's, and more epi's!
I think it is more a case of the regulations that the state of Israel has in place to prevent diseases, bugs, invasives from coming into the country, is that correct Julie?
Kind of like some things can't be shipped into California.......like Citrus.
Welcome Ursula.....you have amazing plants, just did another little tour. I'm curious about your greenhouse shelves. Were those especially for the GH or just a standard closet shelving system? It looks like something I need to do.....certainly a better way of utilizing the space than with plant racks the way I'm currently doing it.
Oh, I understand. That makes sense. I sure hope you find one, Julie:-) I have to go check out the rest of Ursula's pics!
Ursula, I'm in AWE!
JUST WHAT do you feed your Epi's and when?
ROTFL, spend $200 on plants I haven't even seen....to be shipped internationally and just keep my fingers crossed that they ever actually make it to me...ROTFL! Even if I were willing, my DH would kill me! LOL. But Candy is right, even if there weren't the $200 minumum, Israel has regulations to insure that any such plants entering the country are free of "undesirables". This would cost me over $1000...per plant. If I won the lottery and got filthy rich, I'd be willing to spend that on some Epis. But for now, I'll keep searching here ;-)
-Julie
This message was edited May 1, 2005 6:57 AM
Hap that red is gorgeous! :)
thanks!!
Happenstance,
The white shelves are simply closet shelves from Home Depot, they come in several sizes and are fairly inexpensive. They are placed on racks made from Aluminum rods. Clever DH put them together. That setup is good for the Orchids, they can drain freely and it also makes the greenhouse look open.
What do I feed my Epis?
I use Peters soluble fertilizer. When in active growth all my plants get the 20- 20 -20. For Epis that would be here from April to October ( except the oxypetalum, that grows year around). When they start budding I add once in a while 10 - 50 -10/ blossom booster. Nothing fancy!
Fun,
Ursula
Glad you like them Jody......welcome to EpiLand!
Thanks Ursula, I've been thinking of doing those shelves for a couple of years, but had never seen it actually executed before. When I first got my green house a few years ago, I wanted to see how it worked first and get a better idea of what I needed. I need all the space I can get and your system certainly takes advantage of all the space available. DH is also handy so perhaps I can convince him to give me a hand with this "little" project. LOL
In case some of you haven't had a chance to look at Ursula's pictures, be sure to check out the link from 10/04.....I almost felt like I was intruding into someone's private space, a wonderful set of images that takes you up close and personal with some beautiful plants:
http://kammlott.net/Oct2004/
Happenstance,
I appreciate your kind comments, and you are not intruding at all. After all, they are officially posted and linked to the front page. I am doing this simply for the FUN of it.
If you need a close up of any rack corners or connections, just yell. I can take some better pics of those.
And talking about the Epi oxypetalum yesterday, I did get a picture of it, slightly drippy on the deck. "She" is just starting to bud I noticed today.
Ursula
Ursula,
NICE PLANT!
Cheers,
Huiray.
Oh my.........it is just magnificent! Did I miss somewhere where you might have indicated how old this might be?
I appreciate the offer about the racks.....I may call on you next year sometime. I'm not going to tackle this until we move sometime next year. I will be mounting my greenhouse on a 3-4' base to get some additional space and ridgeline height. Once that is done, I do want to tackle some better shelving.
Thanks Huiray!!! "She" is quite upright this year!
How old is that plant?
I took that plant over from a very nice fellow on my corridor at work, he retired a few years ago and left it for me. It was then already a good size. I am truly guessing - it is perhaps 10 years old.
But that plant had quite a history. Somebody else had the old mother plant in a different building. Everybody had cuttings of that. You would see the pieces in glass jars everywhere, growing roots.
My epi, not nearly so large, is now 8 years old. It was so root-bound I divided it last year and gave away many rooted cuttings. I really don't expect much flowering this year.
Ruk, that plant is phenomenal! WOW! I bet it's a lot older than that, but hey, I'm just guessing :-)
-julie
Truly a stunning plant, Ursula. I am really looking foward to seeing pictures of your flowers:-)
Just looked at the link of Ursula's pictures and all I could say was "OH WOW"!!!!! Ü
Checking on my Epi bud progress.....here's what I found! What a nice surprise!
Karen :~D
Thank you so much, and yes - I will happily post pics of the flowers this Summer.
Kachinagirl, I love surprises like that, nice Cymb.
Karen -
Oh wow on the orchid! I'm just no good with them.....but think they are beautiful!!
Candy -- that's funny, you're no good with orchids. Have you tried them outside? I have half a dozen cymbidiums & an oncidium that have been out under a pine tree for the past year - it was the only place I could keep them semi-protected when we moved, then they were out of sight, out of mind.
A couple of weeks ago I finally moved them up by the house so I could tend them. I'm telling you, they refused to die! One of them has sent up a spike already and the others are getting ready to split their pots. That's with regular water and only one feeding so far. Try hanging a mounted laelia anceps in a tree -- they're lovely and very forgiving.
Kathleen
Wow Kathleen! Half a dozen? Unless they are much more reasonably priced there than they are here, I'd be really afraid to keep them outside. Just a very small one (like in a half cup container) would cost around $40. Some of them in our garden center are so expensive it makes me very nervous to even let my children go past them on the way to see the fish pond. In any case, you seem to have the magic touch with them! Yours are really lovely! :-)
-Julie
Julie,
You must be looking at someone else's photos, I didn't post any (did I? lol). Cymbidums are outdoor orchids here -- you can plant them in raised beds -- but I keep mine in pots and bring them in when they're blooming. Before we moved to our new house, I was very into orchids and joined our local society. We used to have auctions and sales where I would pick up real bargains. I even grew a couple more exotic types indoors from root bulbs and brought some home from Costa Rica in vials. I was really hooked!
Also, we have tons of orchid growers in this area -- and I do mean tons -- even some of the grocery stores sell orchids. I don't have room for the indoor ones here, so I'm putting them outside in a 'survival' test. Really miss my phaelanopsis, though -- they are definitely indoor types.
I think my love of orchids is what makes epis desirable -- I like the flower forms and the lack of fussiness about the plant.
Cymbidiums are easy, Happenstance! They would love your humidity there. I bet you could grow them like crazy! Mine live outdoors all year on my front porch. Filtered light, protection from frost, a little water now and then. Bingo! I know for a fact that YOU of all people can grow orchids!
Karen :~D
http://sborchid.com/GrowingGuides/culture-cym.htm
and here is the list:
http://sborchid.com/outdoor.htm
Happenstance, this one is for you!
Ursula
Kathleen, yes, sorry, I got your post and Karen's posts confused. Sorry to you too Karen....I meant to say how lovely YOUR orchids are! :-)
-Julie
Thanks Julie! They're my buddies! :~D
No apology necessary, Julie -- just didn't want to take credit where it's not due! When mine are looking less tattered, I will post pictures of them. There, now all's right with the world. :-)