Disocactus phyllanthoides "Deutsche Kaiserin"

Many years ago we had this plant and it was labeled. However, this one isn't named. If anyone out there can help us out, please jump in!

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

We got up this morning to discover an overwhelming, sweet aroma in the main greenhouse. Lynn-Marie had checked it out the night before with the flashlight but hadn't seen it. But this morning, there it was. One of our Epiphyllum oxypetalum plants was blooming, the first such bloom of the season. I'm sure there will be more to come, but for now, what a way to begin the day.

This also means I've got a job ahead of me finding places to hang them outside the greenhouses. I always put of this task until later than I should, but it gets done eventually. They do so much better outside under the trees at this time of year.

There's a very nice time-lapse video of one of these flowers opening here.

It's Epicactus time!

It's that time of year again and the Epicacti are doing their thing. The first is Padre, a dependable large flowering orchid cactus.

The next one is unnamed. We simply know it as "Yellow Flower", because that's the name the grower over at the Oregon coast (nursery now closed) placed on the label. As you can tell from the photo, it's floriferous, producing many medium to large sized flowers each year.

Enjoy your plants!

Epicactus Fruit

At this time of year it's mostly mesembs and Lithops which are flowering. But there are other places to look for interest other than flowers. Some of the plants themselves begin to show their leaf colors better than during the heat of summer. And then there's the occasional seed pod, like on this Epie. This one is Epicactus 'Delicate Jewels'.