Help identifying plants...

[Orchidzrule]

Hi once again!

I used to have a couple of orchid cactus plants. They have stunning flowers. If you're familiar with Zygocactus (i.e. Christmas cactus) they are similar to them, but are more spectacular. Unfortunately, they didn't get bright enough light under my fluorescent lights and made very spindly growths. I eventually took a couple of cuttings from them and gave them to a friend. He put them in his south window and they started growing & blooming like mad. One was red and the other pink. Mine eventually got so spindly I just threw them on the compost pile. So, the key for them is really bright light.

Anyway, good luck on getting the other plant identified.

Rob

[kewpie]

hey, matt.

the plant in the 2nd pic is an epiphyllum (aka, as rob called it, orchid cactus).

ive given mine a ton of light (southern window plus hps), but ive only managed to bloom it once. it could be because i barely ever water it, since all of my houseplants have taken a back seat to my orchids.

i like growing it for its how it looks. the little thing that i got as a cutting at the farmers market is now a beast. each of the many growths is at least 3-4 feet long. its sits in a macrame plant hanger that i made and reminds me of sideshow bobs hair in the way the growths cascade over the pot.