Purpleinopp, Son has my camera but this is the Rhipsalis Mycanthra plant I have. Mine is a little larger and fuller. Guess it's other name is Mistletoe cactus. Suppose to get tiny white flowers followed by red berries but needs night temp of 50-55 to do it .I probably should stick this one in a cold window .LOL. http://www.exoticangel.com/plant-library/species/rhipsalis/item/524-micrantha The Kalanchoes are Blossomfeldia (?sp) Just checked them and the lil stinkers have some buds and flowers!! The variegated ivy for a year.The dark green (?English) I got as a cutting from a friend and have had about 11/2 yr.I've got them in a very cool East window near the kitchen sink so I can rinse the foliage freq.So far no buggy problems. Asleep- what a different colored philo.Really cute-will have to look around for that one. Funny-I seem to grow Pothos ok but not much luck with that old standby green viney Philo-which is suppose to be the easiest plant for anyone to grow! Paul- the two phals stopped blooming around Thanksgiving so I cut the spikes off. Have to look up how long before trying to rebloom unless you know-I definitely can give them a drop in temp easily. Kaktustris- TG you mentioned Jade- I have one that I moved to a sunnier spot and forgot about- just checked it and is alive and well.This was next to the glass with the -24 temps.Jades definitely seem to fit into a Northern house ok. Funny but the succulents seem to do fine inside in the winter without full sun and tolerating chill just fine.

Stan, nope, no show pics. Can I blame poor lighting? My favorite entry was a massive Aglaomorpha coronans mounted on a large lava rock. Last fall I finally had the opportunity to buy a small Aglaomorpha heraclea. Mounted it and kept it inside most of the winter. Took it out this spring and it's just putting out its third new frond. I'd really like to try and cross it with coronans. Ideally the cross would be large and temperature tolerant. But it's not like I know how tolerant heraclea is. That's too bad that you lost your Dendrobiums. Were they potted or mounted? That's neat that you'd like to attach your Platy to your palm! But it's a bit late in the year though. Most Platys are going to start their winter rest. If you attach it to your palm now...then it might not have enough time to firmly secure itself to the palm. Over winter the Platy will loosen...so by the time spring rolls around...you'd have to remount it. The general epiphyte mounting rule is that you want to very firmly secure them at the very beginning of their growing season. I haven't had any problem with fishing line girdling trees. Maybe I only buy the cheap stuff but the only reason I remove it is for aesthetic reasons. Generally, after a year of being exposed to the elements, it starts quitting. Wire, on the other hand, doesn't quit. Plus, with fishing line...the Platy's old shields and moss will quit way before the palm does. You can use the winter to figure out what you'll plant inside your Platy "basket". This is a very important decision. It requires much careful deliberation. You have to list the pros and cons of all the possible candidates. Always ask yourself..."What's the opportunity cost?" My vote is for some excellent epiphytic Ericaceae (3E). Like Agapetes. Especially a 3E that I don't already have. Then we could trade. Remember I uploaded some Platy "basket" photos to the "Orchid On Every Tree" thread? Oops, I missed a couple questions. Maybe the e-mail notification isn't functioning properly. Maybe I'm not functioning properly.

where can i get it? I just got mine from logees.com (it's on sale till the end of July, btw!) how big does it get? The catalog claims that it gets big, like 5 feet or so. how long before the cuttings bloom? I've heard it can take 3 or 4 years, but you never know. are they hard to grow? They are supposed to be 'easy', so I'll probably kill it. Summer is supposed to be the 'rainy season' for them, so I have been giving mine water. You are supposed to restrict water during winter and give it cooler temperatures. I am going to plant it in some light soil with bark in it, since they are epiphyliums (sp?) and I think that means they grow on trees, like mistletoe. They bud on new growth, and need cool night time temps to bloom in the summer nights. This is all what I have read, not from personal experience, fyi. whats its harddiness. I forget, I think it's like zone 8. They do need a 'cold spell' during winter in order to bloom, as well as dry conditions. hope this helps! :) I was happy with the cutting I got from logees, but you might want to try the plant and seed exchange forum.

I know the mistletoe cactus as a Rhipsalis which is found in jungle trees in warm climates with heavy rainfall. I water mine once a week during my hot summer, they go dormant in the cold months, so I don't water at that time, they are outside so the rain will take care of it for me. I start to fertilize as soon as I see new growth with a Product called BLOOM 0-10-10 in the early spring, (April l) or Liqunox . They need a rich soil, similar to Orchids. They are very easy to grow. Now remember others grow this plant and will also have good suggestion for you, and may grow them differently than I do. NOrma