Epiphytes
Epiphytes
Here I will post some of my eiphytic cacti as they come into flower. I hope you enjoy them.
The first for the season is Hatiora herminiae
First one was grafted 2 years ago onto H. salicornioides
Second was cutting grown. 3 years old.
The first for the season is Hatiora herminiae
First one was grafted 2 years ago onto H. salicornioides
Second was cutting grown. 3 years old.
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Schlumbergera opuntioides..
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This Schlumbergera opuntioides is very interesting and beautiful.
I have some Rhipsallis...R. pilocarpa particularly full of fruits now.
I have some Rhipsallis...R. pilocarpa particularly full of fruits now.
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Strange time of flowering,I thought, but when looked your location have got that it's spring in Oz now.
Beautiful plants. First I haven't seen yet, didn't ever now about its existance. Have to be really rare. Very nice.
Second knew when I was young and it had a name Epiphyllanthus obtusangulus. I have it grafted but segments grow not very large and it hadn't flowered yet.
Beautiful plants. First I haven't seen yet, didn't ever now about its existance. Have to be really rare. Very nice.
Second knew when I was young and it had a name Epiphyllanthus obtusangulus. I have it grafted but segments grow not very large and it hadn't flowered yet.
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I lost both my Hatiora herminiae and Schlumbergera opuntioides last winter.
As you are in the EU Anttisepp you can get them all from Holland by post:-
https://www.seedlingsandcuttings.eu/ind ... ytic-cacti
However it is probably a bit late in the year for them to send them now.
Ephiphyllantus obtusangulus is a synonym of Schlumbergera microsphericus, a different plant to S. opuntioides Anttisepp and in fact rarer. The genus Epiphyllanthus has now been submerged into Schlumbergera. As you can see from the following video it grows in that rocky grassy habitat at the top of the mountain, whereas all the other Schlumbergera's including S. opuntioides grow lower down the mountain in the cloud forest. S. opuntioides is different in having spines and areoles on the middle of the cladodes just like Opuntia, though no relation to it. S. microsphericus is more or less a thinner higher altitude relation to it.
If you click on that little box at the bottom of the video fifth in from the right it will provide titles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQCZ9wRpvfA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jYUxglNWY
As you are in the EU Anttisepp you can get them all from Holland by post:-
https://www.seedlingsandcuttings.eu/ind ... ytic-cacti
However it is probably a bit late in the year for them to send them now.
Ephiphyllantus obtusangulus is a synonym of Schlumbergera microsphericus, a different plant to S. opuntioides Anttisepp and in fact rarer. The genus Epiphyllanthus has now been submerged into Schlumbergera. As you can see from the following video it grows in that rocky grassy habitat at the top of the mountain, whereas all the other Schlumbergera's including S. opuntioides grow lower down the mountain in the cloud forest. S. opuntioides is different in having spines and areoles on the middle of the cladodes just like Opuntia, though no relation to it. S. microsphericus is more or less a thinner higher altitude relation to it.
If you click on that little box at the bottom of the video fifth in from the right it will provide titles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQCZ9wRpvfA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jYUxglNWY
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My Aporocactus martianus is smothered with buds this year. I will post more when they open..
Rhipsalis Campos-portoana
Here I smeared a few seeds of Hatiora herminiae onto a piece of treefern. Seems to be a good way of sowing them. Here are some from last year...
My grafted Shlumbergera lutea is growing well. I kept it in bright conditions over winter (hence the colour) but still no sign of flower buds.
Rhipsalis Campos-portoana
Here I smeared a few seeds of Hatiora herminiae onto a piece of treefern. Seems to be a good way of sowing them. Here are some from last year...
My grafted Shlumbergera lutea is growing well. I kept it in bright conditions over winter (hence the colour) but still no sign of flower buds.
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Hi Mike,
That seems to be what the Continentals call Schlumbergera lutea (easy form) with the larger joints? Presume it will flower yellow and confirm it when it does?
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0
I have just been given a cutting of the small jointed form which presumably is not so easy, although it is just putting out roots. Will see if I can keep it over the winter.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0
There is subspecies bradei as well.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0
That seems to be what the Continentals call Schlumbergera lutea (easy form) with the larger joints? Presume it will flower yellow and confirm it when it does?
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0
I have just been given a cutting of the small jointed form which presumably is not so easy, although it is just putting out roots. Will see if I can keep it over the winter.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0
There is subspecies bradei as well.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0
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Hi DaveDaveW wrote: ↑Mon Aug 23, 2021 8:21 am Hi Mike,
That seems to be what the Continentals call Schlumbergera lutea (easy form) with the larger joints? Presume it will flower yellow and confirm it when it does?
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0
I have just been given a cutting of the small jointed form which presumably is not so easy, although it is just putting out roots. Will see if I can keep it over the winter.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0
There is subspecies bradei as well.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0
Yes I have all of those. None are large enough to flower yet. Keeping them alive is first priority, and that's why I will seek to graft all of them as a back up. I don't think I will be able to replace them.
As I understand it, the first and last of your links is the same plant and the second one is subsp bradei. The long leaf form is quite different, leaves are twice as long as the nominal form but no wider. Of course I could be wrong about everything!
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I just had a closer look and the lutea has lots of buds!
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Spring is coming!
Rhipsalis pachyptera. (No sure if this is correct)
A lovely plant.
Rhipsalis pachyptera. (No sure if this is correct)
A lovely plant.
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Very nice plants and thread ( or is it tread?) ! I have toyed with the idea of mounting some of the Hatioras on a piece of wood/moss. But I am not sure if this is a good idea indoors? I am thinking it could be a problem with keeping it humid enough indoors?
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You could set up a wardian type case with a small fan, LED light and perhaps a small heater like the miniature orchid growers do. They will do well in that situation.Mrs.Green wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:52 pm Very nice plants and thread ( or is it tread?) ! I have toyed with the idea of mounting some of the Hatioras on a piece of wood/moss. But I am not sure if this is a good idea indoors? I am thinking it could be a problem with keeping it humid enough indoors?
http://www.ipernity.com/blog/162835/489545
https://www.orchidsforum.com/threads/th ... ect.14177/
It's quite possible that you could do the same with a miniature desert species set-up. A rock wall with sand and a few dead branches etc would look great. But you would need a lot of light and air.
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Thank you MikeInOz I forgot to mention that my experiment with mounting was done in a empty fishtank. A ‘modern’ version of the wardian case . Modern as in not as beautiful as the original ones This small scale experimwnt went well but I was thinking of a mount ‘free’ in the room.MikeInOz wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:52 am
You could set up a wardian type case with a small fan, LED light and perhaps a small heater like the miniature orchid growers do. They will do well in that situation.
http://www.ipernity.com/blog/162835/489545
https://www.orchidsforum.com/threads/th ... ect.14177/
It's quite possible that you could do the same with a miniature desert species set-up. A rock wall with sand and a few dead branches etc would look great. But you would need a lot of light and air.
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Rhipsalis warmingiana
Aporocactus martianus
Schlumbergera lutea
Purchased as Aporocactus flagriformis
Aporocactus x Smithii
Aporocactus martianus
Schlumbergera lutea
Purchased as Aporocactus flagriformis
Aporocactus x Smithii
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Lovely! Thanks for sharing