A few epiphytes

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A few epiphytes

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A few of my epiphytic cacti are in flower today, brightening up a dull day. The Disocactus macranthus has a really strong scent!
Schlumbergera 'Epric's Star'
Schlumbergera 'Epric's Star'
Schlumbergera 'Limelight Dancer'
Schlumbergera 'Limelight Dancer'
Schlumbergera 'Elfenzauber'
Schlumbergera 'Elfenzauber'
Disocactus macranthus
Disocactus macranthus
Epiphyllum floribundum
Epiphyllum floribundum
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These are beautiful Ralph, thanks for sharing.
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Yes ... thanks for sharing
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
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Lovely, what temperature do you keep your Disocactus at?
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The Disocactus is really striking, are they tricky to grow? I think I only have Schlumbergera flowering, just garden centre ones. Although we do have a yellow one flowering which is quite fancy for a garden centre Christmas cactus at least.
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They're gorgeous. Temperature for the diso, please?
First it was orchids, then, since c.2001, cacti and succulents. I'm into South African plants, mainly conos, lithops and haworthias, with a few cacti, especially 'posh' mamms, turbs and other smalls. Now it’s stapeliads as well...
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I'd just like to join the gasps of admiration for the disocactus - what a beauty!
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Ali Baba wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:39 pm Lovely, what temperature do you keep your Disocactus at?

It's in my 15C room., but I think it can go colder, as I got it from Paul Bond, and he certainly doesn't heat his greenhouse so warm.
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15C?! You need a few orchids Ralph 😂
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Ali Baba wrote: Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:37 pm 15C?! You need a few orchids Ralph 😂
No, its not humid enough for them. :grin:
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