Epiphyllums in the Greenhouse - update

 

                Epiphyllum Curt Backeberg beginning to fade now .

I always feel a bit sad when these flowers begin to fade and wither away .

                    Epiphyllum Clown

However , it will be exciting to see what comes from having crossed these two beauties .

The flower is withering away , but the seedpod is swelling .

                                       Epiphyllum Yellow

I also pollenated the bottom two flowers of this one . Named and sold to me as being E.Yellow , although it is actually very pale yellow on the outer petals and more ivory on the inner petals  .

  I would like to rename it Epiphyllum  Cornish Clotted Cream !

So I pollenated it with this one below ......

.....which was sold to me as E. Acapulco Sunset .  Sadly, as it turns out , I don't think it is Acapulco Sunset .  It is a Giant variety for sure and these giant ones are hard to find here in the U.K.

  These were the only flowers open at the same time .  I only pollenated the two bottom flowers of the one on the left. Epiphyllum Yellow . There was plenty of pollen .

And here are the seed pods forming .

The two unpollinated flowers dropped off completely . 

Very exciting to see these seed pods swelling !

The ripening can take between six and twelve months . Exciting ! 

 To be updated !  

                                          🌿💚🌿

South American Cactus and Epiphyllum buds and South African bulbs

 

                                In my greenhouse 🐝💐🌿

                       Echinocereus viereckii ssp morricalii

                            🌿   This one has begun to open .🌿

So I hope it doesn't open fully over night then fade by morning . I will be up early to see it if I can .

                           Epiphyllum "Yellow"

        These Epies are keeping us waiting still .This one is almost there ! 💛

         🌿 Epiphyllum "Acapulco Sunset " 🌿 I can't wait to see this one . This will be the first time it has bloomed for me !   I think this one might take a few days longer still .

Tomorrow I am sorting out some of my overgrown Ledebouria socialis violacea bulbs . The ones in the blue dish are very cramped together now . They seriously need re-potting !

 I want to send some to my botanically insane brother upcountry . 🧅🧅🧅

 I also have this lovely striped variety ......which he will go gaga over when he sees it !  🤩

 Ledebouria socialis violacea ( the one with spotted leaves ) it has it's bulbs on top of the surface. This one goes dormant but doesn't disappear . I think my brother originally gave this to me years ago and I am ashamed to say that I have only ever repotted it just once !

 Ledebouria cooperii  ( the one with the striped leaves ) has bulbs below the surface and it completely dies back and disappears through the winter months . And for that reason I really must put a label into the pot .

Tomorrow I'm going to have a wonderful time getting my hands into the good earth , dividing and repotting and generally pampering them all . 

            Lovely little South African thing 🌿

Over in the shed , I remembered to sow another pan of lettuce seeds .

                                  And that really is all fer now !

               

                         🌻🌺     Love Debbie 💐 x   🌺🌻