I just got one of these plants about 2 months ago. It lived in California since 1989ish.

The person I got it from said it has only bloomed once since she had it. And she left one and only pups on the plant. She also told me it has a pink flower.

So what I came home with one main plant (parent) and a pup that is almost the same size as the parent.

I have done some reading on them and from what I understand is these plants only bloom once? And then when it is done blooming pups will appear.

Well, since it has been in my care.... it has two pups coming off the parent plant and one pup coming off the first pup. So I now have a total of five of these all in the same pot.

This past weekend I decided to repot the plant. It was sitting in a somewhat large pot with about 1/2 the pot full of dirt. (potting soil) I have put it in a moss type soil for Orhids. It seems to still be doing well.

The plant did take some damage while getting it from CA to IN. It got a little sunburned I did cut off some of the dead leaves from the plants but not all of them.

Now here is the question I have....

I read that they only bloom once? and then pup?

My pant has puped. Both of them and while I was repotting the plant and cleaning out all the crap that was in the middle and between the leaves (it sat under a very dirty tree) I knowticed it was flowering again. (the main parent plant that she first got.) The pup off the first main plant has never bloomed either and doesn't show signs of blooming right now either.

What did I do? Do they bloom several times? Cause mine is. And I read on one site to wait a year before cutting the pups off and another one said cut them off when they are about 3/4 in size. Mine are about 5 to 6 inches in hight from the main plant they are on.

Or as my mother in-law says... I have a magic touch for these plants cause I have done more in 2 months then she was able to do in all the years she has had the plants.

Also would the summers here have helped? We have been warm with around 50% to 95% humitity at times. And I water them about once a week and do nothing else to the plant. It sits on my front porch right now that faces west so it gets late afternoon full/shaded sun.

And what I am afraid of is when the frost comes and it's time to take them inside.

If you would like or need to see a picture of this plant to help ID it, I will be happy to post one. And even get a picture of the inside of the parent plant if I can of what I believe is the flower.

Thank you in advance for you help.