Orchids, orchids, Orchids

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Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

I use to have a couple of these, no wonder I finally killed mine I always let them dry before watering. I did have a huge one that I wish I still had. It was called Kris Kringle, I have never seen that color again.

You mean like this?

Kris Kringle at Matt's Landscape

[stonedragonfarms]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Schlumbergera, Cactaceae. An old name is Zygocactus, and you may still find information under this name. It could also be a hybrid.



It is a small genus of epiphytic plants from the cooler Atlantic forest in southern Brazil. Many are now extinct in habitat. The flat things are stem segments. It has no leaves. There are tiny spines at the notches in the stem segments, proving it is a cactus.



They need very loose moisture-retaining soil, changed every few years so it doesn't become sour or rotten. They never should dry out, and they need moderate summer temperatures. They grow like weeds during the summer if properly fertilized.



They are triggered to bloom by one of two things: Long nights with uninterrupted darkness, or 6 weeks of night temperatures below 55 degrees F / 13C. Turning a light on for one or two minutes once during the night, or a light shining through the window from outside in the fall or winter, is enough to keep them from blooming.



Single-joint cuttings will root in fresh water, changed frequently. Many modern hybrids are patented and it is illegal to propagate them vegetatively.

I don't think the light treatment is correct; it's the cooler temps in conjunction with shorter days that's the trigger. I've had them in the greenhouse and house for many years, as had my grandmother, in both situations there's low level light all night from either streetlights or the backyard pole lights and we still get profuse flowering.


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Originally Posted by stonedragonfarms

I don't think the light treatment is correct; it's the cooler temps in conjunction with shorter days that's the trigger. I've had them in the greenhouse and house for many years, as had my grandmother, in both situations there's low level light all night from either streetlights or the backyard pole lights and we still get profuse flowering.

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Either by itself will induce flowering. Cool nights can overcome interrupted or too-short darkness.

[Tindomul]

Ok, I am very happy to see how this thread turned around in the end. Thanks all!!!

Ok, so here it is. No one has had contact with the owner. This forum is running itself. Unless something happens, when the mods go, the mods are gone. Cannot be replaced unless an administrator shows up. I don't even know how many active moderators are left. I can't even count myself half the time. Thank goodness we are not being bombarded by spam like in the old days.

I am jealous of all those christmas cactii!!

Am loving most of pics, great Masdie too!

I am not currently in love with any of my orchid photos, so here is a Tropical Blueberry in bloom inside one of my terrariums.

Ceratostema rauhii by César, on Flickr

[rbarata]

Beautiful photo...and flower, of course!

[Tindomul]

To clarify, there has been no contact with the owner or Administrator as of late. However, I have to assume that someone is watching and paying the bills.

Thanks rbarata

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Originally Posted by Tindomul

...here is a Tropical Blueberry in bloom inside one of my terrariums....

Now that I see it on my desktop monitor, it's even more incredibly beautiful. I want to run my nose over the fuzz.

[Tindomul]

Yeah, I just wish it would bloom again. Good news is the plant has tripled in length.