Orchid cacti, like this one housed at a library in Illinois, bloom just once a year. It’s Monday, around 9 o’clock, and the library is locked for the night. Silently, Linda Zellmer appears on the ...

Flowering orchid cactus - Epiphyllum & Disocactus growing tips to get orchid cactus to bloom Posted: January 13, 2026 | Last updated: January 13, 2026 ...

The biggest problem with growing orchid cacti is figuring out just what they are. They are cacti, but are not spiny. Their spectacular blossoms are neither orchids nor orchid-like. Sometimes orchid ...

Orchid Cactus is a common name referring to a number of different succulents such as species of Epiphyllum and Cryptocereus. They are excellent, easy growing houseplants that with time will produce ...

I've yet to divorce a plant, though I've been sorely tempted. If I could leave a man, why not an epiphyllum? A lazy, no good, freeloading space holder that has bloomed no more than twice in eight ...

Q:I have a pink-flowered orchid cactus about 5 years old and 4 feet long. It is so beautiful when in bloom. Is it possible to divide the plant in half, as it is quite crowded in the container? Also a ...

Ever since I told the story of how Nagib Padamshi loves to rescue plants destined for the landfill and find a place for them in his beautiful Kerrisdale garden, I’ve received emails from people hoping ...

The biggest problem with growing orchid cactuses is figuring out just what they are. They are cactuses, but are not spiny. Their spectacular blossoms are neither orchids nor orchidlike. Sometimes ...