Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Jungle cactus update...(blooms!)

Back in June, when I shared my burlap jungle cactus installation, I got a couple questions about watering. Specifically: Will spraying with a hose will be sufficient watering? And: How DO you water them though? And how often?

I have to admit I just assumed spraying with the hose every few days—maybe more, like daily, when it was really hot—would be fine. I mean the burlap surrounding their soil/roots is pretty porous, and if these plants live growing in trees and on opuntia in Los Angles why wouldn't they be happy with what water they could soak up here?

Well I am pleased to report they seem to like this treatment just fine. How can I tell?

Because they're all putting on new growth and...there are flowers!

I've been watching the buds on this unknown epiphyllum species get bigger and bigger...





And over the weekend they started opening.


Since there are four buds the show will go on for a few days.

So far I haven't noticed a hummingbird near, hopefully they'll discover the flowers soon.


Pretty exciting stuff when one is at home day in and day out...

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15 comments:

  1. Yowl! A tropical festival is taking place in your back garden.
    The bit of Spanish Moss I recently purchase started to bloom. One needs to employ a magnifying glass to view the tinny-tiny chartreuse blooms, but I felt elated though, so I know you are probably on cloud nine with such a bold and striking display.

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    1. Actually I got just as excited over the Tillandsia usneoides blooms, small as they are they are quite lovely. Good job!

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  2. WOW! How cool is that!! I'm so glad this turned out just the way you'd hoped.

    I've been toying with the idea of doing something similar; now that it's worked so well for you, I may just do it.

    Do you happen to know what kind of Epiphyllum this is?

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    1. It's Epiphyllum 'Dougie'.... hahaha. It came to me unlabeled via our mutual Doug Norseth.

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  3. I'm glad to hear it turned out so well. Now, I'm even more interested in copy-cating...

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    1. But you live in the land where you can grow them for real in trees and such. No need for the burlaping of a root ball so you can remove them in the winter...

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  4. It is beautiful! I was gifted one of these a couple of weeks ago. She had it in soil... I guess it prefers a different treatment?

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  5. FLOWERS! This is fabulous!! I would be turning flips. Definitely happy plants.

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    1. You had me laughing at the idea of my turning flips...that would be a quick trip to the hospital!

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  6. Bet you are thrilled and what a beautiful colour. A bit of the tropics in Portland!

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