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    Old 03-07-2011, 12:50 PM
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    Beautifiul! Don't you just love flowers. Especially this time of year when everything has not come to life but we have the hope of it!

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    Love them. My Christmas cacti bloom at Easter as well. One of my favorite plants.
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    Old 03-07-2011, 01:13 PM
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    pretty!
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    Old 03-07-2011, 04:27 PM
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    What a beautiful display.

    We grow them here too. I have a bright pink and a pale red in hanging baskets on our patio. They are stunning plants even in our harsh climate.
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    Old 03-07-2011, 04:30 PM
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    It is always exciting to see it in bloom.
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    Old 03-07-2011, 04:41 PM
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    Originally Posted by roseOfsharon
    :) If anyone has a cactus plant, maybe you would like to post a picture on this page too! I would love to see some. Thanks !
    I don't have any pics of my Christmas Cactus (must take some...take them too much for granted!) but I thought I would share a photo of one of my Epiphyllums. They bloom in December here, and the flower opens only at night. The scent is amazing, but by morning they are finished. The plant is slightly battered due to an earlier storm...but still managed to give us a beautiful show.

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    Old 03-07-2011, 06:10 PM
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    earthwalker, that is a most spectacular plant! The blooms are stunning. I have had night blooming primrose plants, yellow and they smell heavenly when open. They start opening at 8pm or near dusk each evening. Your Epiphyllums are just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.
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    I wonder if my Christmas cactus plant is weird, it is constantly blooming, I have two of them the one that blooms all the time is in the kitchen window and the other one that never blooms is in a bedroom.
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    Old 03-07-2011, 06:37 PM
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    Originally Posted by IrelandDragonQuilting
    I wonder if my Christmas cactus plant is weird, it is constantly blooming, I have two of them the one that blooms all the time is in the kitchen window and the other one that never blooms is in a bedroom.
    Oh my! You are blessed that it blooms constantly! Maybe the one in the bedroom doesn't like it there! Move it to the kitchen and see if it does better! :)
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    Old 03-07-2011, 07:21 PM
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    earthwalker,
    Thanks for sharing your beautiful plant. I have never heard of this plant.
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