Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Spectacular Epiphyllums!

 I think Epiphyllum blooms are really incredible, but they only last a few days.  However if there are many buds coming onto the plant, there can be blooms for over a week.  The best situation is to have several epiphyllums in the garden that will bloom a few days or weeks apart and that is what we have.  Mike has done a great job growing these epiphyllums that have be sending out blooms over the past four or more weeks! 

I don't know the name of this plant, but the blooms are very big and the plant is big too!  With Mike in the photo you can see how big the blooms are.

Mike Flaherty with Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

This plant Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress has beautiful small blooms.

Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress

Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress

Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress

Disocactus phyllanthoides, the nopalxochitl or German empress

 The following pictures are of epiphyllums that have bloomed over the past few weeks.

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum