I have a couple different epis that I can share with anyone who likes to trade. This year I had a two year old plant put on about 2 dozen flowers! Here is a photo from about a month ago when the buds were forming.

Patrick

Woah those are pretty neat. Are they difficult to grow indoors?
What are the chances a novice gardener like me could grow one?

Kris

I would love to try a starter. I just sent you a message through the site. Let me know if I need to send any $$$ for shipping or anything.

Thanks Wll

I grow a few epis.my main one is strictuim& it set seed pods on me this year learning it was self fertile.any epi can be crossed with another epi.I did some trades and increased my variety.I got some starts of some colored blooms& a few are day bloomers.I also grow a strapilaid huernia. a few Rhipsalis.A string of bananas& string of pearls which bloomed this year& a pencil& flat leafed rhip.My next oldest epi besides my strictuim is my ric rac fishbone.hopefully it will bloom this year.I've had it for 4 years.

Yes they are easy to grow.they need a resting period in winter.mine still recieves light,but less watered.It hangs in GH getting south lighting,but are in hanging basket so hangs,but my other starts are on shelf so are in less light,but still south lighting.I have dragon fruit cuttings also,which are in same shelf conditions but get more lighting being the top of shelf.they like it cool for the winter but not freezeing.the cool period with rest is what riggers blooming.some have said a period of darkness,but once gave mine light durring rest period and not dark-low lighting.It's when my strictum fineally bloomed. some grow in hanging baskets some grow potted and caged(like tomato staked-jailed) with hanging baskets it's wis to have a strong basket and hanger like a rope hanger.mine 'dropped freefall style to the ground one year after a heavy rain.Hence....I have 2 baskets .

Besides Brugmansias being my 1st love in the garden...epis are 2nd. 

Sounds like we have similar interests in plants. Something about epiphyllum that is interesting. I definitely picked out your ric-rac fishbone in the greenhouse photos.

It's no wonder that most epis are unknown crosses since they readily cross with other plants. I also agree that they are like Christmas cactus in that they need to rest during the Winter and they really like the free flowing air that hanging baskets provide.

PAtrick

Oh.I grow Christmas cacti too.I grow them on north side of house.My white one is like AWESOME this year.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/njoynit/Flowers/succulants/Dec142007Whitechristmascactiundersh.jpg

It got the beer fertilizer more than the others,but the pink white streaked one its still haveng blooms in the GH ,but just 1-3 at a time.Its hanging high in southwest corner.

Here's my succulants link

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v738/njoynit/Flowers/succulants/

The November shot is the pink with white streaks I bought this year & put it stright into a hanging basket.Its the one with sparse blooms now.yesterday it had 1 lone bloom but looked to be a total 7 buds left.I bought the peachy one a few weeks later & have a spring trade set up for a clipping of yellow.  I tried to cross some,but didn't have luck....so have to wait now.but some of that tried did have success so I'll receive seeds from a lucky one.

My ric rac grew alot more this year,but I also broke a tip so stuck it to root it. Then last year had a piece get too much cold on it and turned orangey and was rotting,so cut that off and removed the rot and it rooted.that real long piece was the original cutting.one lone leaf,but was shorter about 8 inches so its fineally doubled.It actually came from San Antonio .some collage kid.(Hence...reason its hanging in CENTER area of GH..just got this GH for this year.)

I like using those wire baskets lined with coco fiber or moss .I saved a metal fan cage to try lineing. besides I planted a birdhouse,which am trialing houseplants in 1st.

I'm excited.I'll be able to start taking plants out of the GH soon.Its not easy walking in there.i'm going to try useing more uniform pots next year and stack plants. 

That Christmas cactus is amazing! Up here in Seattle mine blooms consistently twice a year. Once in December and once again less so in Feb.

I really can't wait to get back to Austin this summer and create a new garden in the sun!

Patrick

Yeah...summer will be something for you to get use to in your 1st year back.The weathers been great today sunny & 74.I've been cleaning beds out and moving plants about.

Mine just bloom once.Was just unusual for the bought pink one to bloom like it did . It has 2 buds left& is getting some new growth on a few tips.just a few weeks about 2 and can hang them back outdoors all the time& be able to move in GH.