Epiphyllum question

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Epiphyllum question

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I have three Epiphyllum hybrids, all from Tony R at the last BCSS General Show in 2012, and they are all roughly the same size. They are kept in identical conditions, watered and fed the same, but only Cornish Cream has ever flowered. Can anyone suggest why?
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Do you keep them in the greenhouse year round? some hybrids can be shy to flower... I give my plants a high potash feed from september onwards and more light and this seems to get the majority blooming the following year, I have also found that if they have a cold rest period during winter they flower better.

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It depends how cold it is whether they stay out all winter. I do give them a dry rest over winter, if it goes below 5C in the greenhouse they go in a sunny spare room window, unheated, about 10-15 C. I will try tomato feed later in the year as you suggest. When do you stop/start, please, Carl?
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