Eds inspired me, here are my two Schlumbergeras

[tnyr5]

Bloody weeds, that's what they are. 26in across each.

 

[monocotman]

Very impressive!

 

[GuRu]

Bloody weeds, that's what they are.......

Tony, maybe you're right when they are without flowers........but definitely when flowering a feast for the eyes !

 

[eds]

Wow! Great plants. They're well behaved compared to some of my other cacti!!!

 

[BrucherT]

Bloody weeds, that's what they are. 26in across each.View attachment 30565 View attachment 30566

I find them difficult!

 

[tnyr5]

I find them difficult!

Really? All I do is toss them outside starting in mid May in a shady spot & leave them outside until November, taking them in for the night if it will go below freezing. I water them when they feel dry and put a tablespoon of osmocote on them 3x over the course of their outdoor stint. That's it.

 

[eds]

Mine is in a 'self-watering' pot in my office. The compost is an equal mix of potting compost, John Innes and perlite. I just make sure it dries out a little on the surface before I water again (though not when it has buds or flowers!).

 

[awesomei]

Happy Sunday,
I have actually been growing Schulber. for decades. Matter of fact, before I started raising orchids. Here is my favorite variety I have never seen one quite like it. I have had this plant over 30 years. I have almost lost it a few times. But, I always managed to save a small piece and keep it going.

 

[shariea]

Really? All I do is toss them outside starting in mid May in a shady spot & leave them outside

A friend of mine does that as well. All fine for years, until the squirrels decided to root them all out of the pots. Jerks! Thank heavens it only takes a small piece to reestablish them.

 

[BrucherT]

Happy Sunday,
I have actually been growing Schulber. for decades. Matter of fact, before I started raising orchids. Here is my favorite variety I have never seen one quite like it. I have had this plant over 30 years. I have almost lost it a few times. But, I always managed to save a small piece and keep it going.View attachment 30630

Spectacular!

 

[BrucherT]

Really? All I do is toss them outside starting in mid May in a shady spot & leave them outside until November, taking them in for the night if it will go below freezing. I water them when they feel dry and put a tablespoon of osmocote on them 3x over the course of their outdoor stint. That's it.

I can’t figure out why they struggle for me. My Grandma grew her grandmother’s for 70 some years. Outdoors under a tree in the yard as you describe, then into a cool dark basement all winter where it would bloom like a nuclear bomb. An astonishing sight in my childhood. I keep trying with pieces; they get a certain size and then go into this weird decline. I do not understand what I’m doing wrong. Very frustrating. I grow a lot of plants, over 200 orchids, blah blah blah. This one does not succeed for me.

 

[awesomei]

My all hang outdoors from end of frost to first front. They hang under the roof soffit of my garden room on the north side of my house. I feed and water them sometimes.
George