Odd Epiphyllum Bloom

[Subrosa]

I used to have a very nice Epiphyllum oxypetalum that I lost to an unexpected frost several years ago. It bloomed better every year, huge flowers almost as big as basketballs that smelled like lemon pound cake. A bit of a drag that they only lasted one night, but what a night! Anyway I replaced it last year, and now it appears ready to bloom. The odd thing is that my old plant was a reliable fall bloomer, Sept into Oct and my new one is going to bloom in June. I kept it under 11 hours of light over the winter in a room that got down into the low 40s, and it's been outside since night time lows started staying reliably over 40. And there's a big fat flower bud getting bigger by the day!

[silken]

I have two which have been blooming now and the one has bloomed at this time for years. The other one is blooming for the first time. One is a huge yellow one and the other a smaller, but still good size reddish orange that has many many blooms.

[Ferns Daddy]

Looks like it will be a good size flower, mine is just now starting to set buds, my night blooming Connie Mayer won't bloom until Sept when it starts to cool down at night.

[tarev]

My epis usually bloom this Spring..but some blasted, up and down crazy temps. But I have one, still teasing me, so undecided if it will truly bloom or not..but am hoping it will try.

[stonedragonfarms]

I don't grow epi oxypetalum, but my selenicereus bloom off and on pretty much from late spring until late fall; i think that the difference between day and night temps might be their floral trigger; it seems like a week or two of chilly nights (low 50's) will trigger blooms later in the month