Rhonda, I never would have noticed the difference in the pictures. The auction clearly stated Epiphyllum Oxypetalum, but after reading the care sheet she sent me; she printed a link for the pink orchid cactus at the bottom of it for add. info. I wonder if that's what I have. I didn't pay much for it, so I'm not too upset, but I really did want to get a White Night Blooming Cactus/Queen of the Night. Where is a good place to pick up 1 of these? I went through my pots and the smallest I could come up with was a terra cotta 8 inch. I did have a bit of perlite left, but not enough to mix halfway with the cacti-mix, more like a third. I do have some medium orchid chips/mix left over I could have added, but I wan't sure if that would be ok. I was able to bury the cutting roots and 3 nodes deep. I put it outside (during the summer my house doesn't get much light, too many surrounding Maples). Since it will need to stay dry for a bit, I put it up against my house. My roof over hangs just about 2 1/2 feet from the house. With all the rain we have been getting here, I wanted to make sure it should mostly stay dry unless I water it. My front porch (where I hope it eventually ends up) and my back deck only get a few late morning hours direct sun than dappled sun. Our temps for now have been in the high 70's. I hope that's ok. I have a perfect spot for it during the winter inside, I guess I just have to try to keep it alive till than :) What would the new growth look like for it? Melissa1977

I use to have a potted nightblooming jasmine that bloomed quite often, but it had grown to be the size of a small tree and I couldn't fit it into our new house. Since then, I have two more nice size plants and many cuttings that I just pot up when they've rooted. The problem is that as healthy as they all look, none of them has bloomed. I had them outside this past summer, in pots, and they grew well in size but no blooms. What could be the problem?? I've been feeding them every week with Schultz Bloom Plus but maybe I need to stop that. It's possible they aren't getting enough all day light. I just don't get it and would love some advice.

All of them now blooming, and it took less than a month after planting. I guess the bulbs had an adequate chilling in a cold warehouse. I only have a container garden, so no ability to plant out in garden soil. What I was thinking of doing to save the bulbs for next year is to feed lightly and consistently with a chemical fertilizer (rather than risk rot using something like Alaska Fish Fertilizer) after all blooms fade and leave them in a sunny spot until the foliage dies back.

We have a a somewhat obsolete "phone desk" in our kitchen. I put my purse on the chair in front of it and push the chair in. It's not really visible but my DH and I both know where it is. Speaking of DH and purses, does anyone else's DH refuse to go in your purse? I have told him time and time again that I am hiding nothing in my purse. Still if he wants something from my purse, he will bring it to me rather than go through it himself. I've asked him why and he only says "it just feels wrong to go through your purse."