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Old 07-23-2010, 09:32 AM
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I picked up this Epi last year on ebay. It was in dirt and in average health. I was going to repot it but it threw up a spike and flowered, so I decided to wait. Now here is the question. Do I leave the spike or cut it back? And what size bark should it be in? Should it be in a hanging basket, on its side or straight up in a pot? Its 32" tall.
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Old 07-23-2010, 11:53 AM
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i keep my epidendrums in coarse bark, staked upright....and when it is finished with its flowering, you can cut the spike about halfway down, it will form additional spikes or keikis from the lower nodes...
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Old 07-23-2010, 12:25 PM
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Reed-stem Epidendrums.
Reed-stem Epidendrum
Best reference I've found on the net. Read through it, I bet you'll get your questions answered. It does go into Epi. radicans care later on.


These guys are real troopers- I bet you'll have a hard time holding it back!
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Old 07-23-2010, 12:26 PM
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To answer your questions now- I'd cut off the spike- they don't reflower from them. If you leave it on long enough, you might get keikis, so most people prefer to cut it off so that the plant focuses more on putting out it's next lead.

For media- read the article, it goes into that.
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thank-you very much.....
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thank-you very much.....
Still kind of unsure? Did the article open for you?
You can PM me if you have some other questions- I have research on these guys coming out my ears.

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Old 07-23-2010, 02:31 PM
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Here in San Diego, people more or less use them as landscaping plants, and yes they plant them in straight soil. Do they survive? Yes....but they don't grow optimally.
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Great article, Izzie. Thanks. I am growing a Epi. radicans. I am hoping it will flower.

Thanks again.

Pedi
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Old 06-01-2011, 02:25 PM
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it seems rather unique. The pic in the center the plants are about 15 inches and the spike was about the same size. Almost Dr Suess-like.
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