This is a new purchase from a local nursery....unlabeled. I am assuming it is some sort of epiphyllum? The plant sends out long thin stems with rosy colored leaves near the ends. Any input or additional information would be appreciated.
Familiar with this?
Another photo a little closer showing the backs of the leaves....
I like it!!! What a pretty pink colour.....
Thanks, threegardeners. I liked it too. Just wish I knew more about it. I've not seen it before.
OOOOOH Heidi that is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
Usually pink means it was grown in high light but even the new growth is pink!
Sorry I can't give you a name for it, but like daylilies there are literally hundreds of named varieties of Epi's.
Cuttings are very easy to root should you ever decide to root more. Just remember to let the leaf callous over before you plant it so it doesn't rot.
I love to coloring on yours :) Great find!
My babies are all in their new home and looking simply beautiful! How is yours doing?
Kim
Good Morning, Kim. I guess i will be content to know this is in fact an epiphyllum. Wasn't completely sure of that even. The coloration is what drew me to this plant as well as the form.
I have another epi of the more standard variety which I love and blooms freely. Nice rose red blossoms.
Although O/T, I will post a photo of the aeschynanthus forming buds now so you can see them, Kim. Here it is.
The new epiphyllum this morning....
The only other orchid cactus I have blooming now outdoors for the summer.
OMG Heidi where do I start?
First those Lipstick blooms are stunning!
Second, your new Epi is really looking very happy :)
I love the bloom on your other Epi, you sure do have a way with plants.
I have some Epi's which I rooted from leaves sent to me by a DG friend who's greenhouse froze and I wanted to try to save some of the babies. They are growing slowly but they are growing and that's what's important to me :)
Epi's root easily but you must remember to let them callous over (even for a week) before planting or they will rot.
Absolutely breathtaking Heidi, thank you so much for sharing pictures of your beautiful babies :)
My Lipstick cuttings are all potted together in a hanging pot which is outside on my shepards hook in partial shade (so they don't get a sunburn) and seem VERY happy. How are your Pagoda babies doing?
Kimber
Good to know about the epi cuttings. I'll try some this summer. The Black Pagoda is doing great. Thanks.
The photo of the aeschynanthus shows the calyses inside of which are the buds that will open for a red tubular flowers. I have this plant on the covered front porch. Gets good light and little to no direct sun. Here's a photo showing what it should look similar to of A. radicans.
If I had more room, I would certainly have many more epiphyllums. But, since we have such cold winters, they must grow indoors.
The epi I've had for a while now shown growing indoors during cold weather -
WOW, that's HUGE! Mine also grow inside during the winters as we're even colder than you are *lol*. Mine were single leaf starts last winter and are no where near that big but are slowly growing and filling their pot :)
What a WONDERFUL picture of the Lipstick Plant. I put the 3 that I have outside (along with the babies) as they have never bloomed and I'm hoping that by putting them outside that they will do something this year :)
Kim
Sounds like you are doing so well with your epi cuttings/plants. I like them so much. Here's hoping your lipsticks will bloom this summer for you. I want the variegated lobbianus.
Snowrose, does yours look a bit like my plant, Rhipsalis ramulosa or Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa?
The little flowers are easy to miss
RUK...boy am I glad you came along. Yes! My plant is exactly like your rhipsalis ramulosa except mine is a younger less mature specimen.. Thank you!
Somebody must be growing these commercially and surplying the nurseries, I also picked this one up nearby a couple of months ago. My curiosity was peaked, since it was labeled Epiphyllum, but it didn't quite look right to be an Epiphyllum. I like it a lot!
That's what I thought about the epiphyllum thing for this plant. This identity makes a whole lot more sense. As I said, a local nursery - garden center recently got these in from their succulents supplier. Up until that point, I had never seen them before. So glad I know now what it is thanks to you.