I lost a bunch when I potted them in porous soil and clay pots. It was still too wet for them. Now I have them tied to palm trees with a little moss and panty hose or a little moss & those wooden baskets and they are doing great. They're ok with the rain as long as they dry out quickly is what I'm finding out. It looks like I have 3 flower buds forming so I can't wait!

I have mine in cor fiber baskets and hanging clay pots, all with cactus soil. They do suffer in this heavy rain, but mine have always bounced back.

I WOULD like to try them on an east facing wall under an eave, in full morning sun. But, I do not have one...Lol.

They tale a long time to bloom. I know that they bloom better when well pot-bound. And I got very good growth with foliar feeding.

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These type epiphytes give me fits lol While the night blooming white is easy the other colors and types rot on me lol. I do have a small section of a red growing in straight aquarium gravel that is growing quite well while I think the mother plant that is planted in the mix from the nursery is on it's last leg. Of course I even kill Christmas cactus lol.
There is all kinds of info on the net about them but for me outside the whites I've had zero luck with all methods.
I'm sure one of the major problems is the daily rain while the aquarium gravel solves that problem during the dry season i MUST water every day.
Good luck with yous!!! Certainly one of the worlds most fantastic flowers. gary

I have love/hate relationship with most of epis. I love the flowers but hate growing those plants. In our humid evironment and summer rainy season kills lot of the plants. I hang my mature epis(in small pot) under a grapefruit, mango trees, making sure no saucer under the flower pots. When I kill an epi plant or a cutting, I keep telling myself I am not getting any more epis but you guess it I get more epis after awhile.
I keep all my cuttings in the lanai under truss so they don't get wet, just spray water on them during the rainy season. They seem to do better for me if I ignore them.
Occasionally they reward me with the most beautiful flowers!!!
Jan

Jan, I am with you, I have a love/hate relationship with them two. But I do have one that is outstanding. A day blooming white, that comes into bloom often.

jan, I meant to show you!!
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When you were here I should have shown the cuttings you gave me of the mini white Epiph a few weeks ago. It's getting all kinds of baby buds on it and is really happy. I cut the 2 long pieces you gave me in 1/2 making 4 starts. They are on the plant shelf on the lanai over looking the pool.

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