Identification: Help identify my plant

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  1. themom1

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    I have had this plant for 5 years and still dont know what it is. It came from BC and is supposed to flower. Can any one help me out?
     

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  2. Barbara Lloyd

    Barbara Lloyd Well-Known Member

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    Could you post a picture. If you did it didn't come thru.
    There it is! Now we can begin...barb
    barb
     
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    Looks like an Epiphyllum...
     
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    ditto, epiphyllum - possibly one the night-blooming type. can't think of the name of that one at the moment, sorry.
     
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    I looked this plant up and Im not so sure that is what it is the stems on mine are 3 sided and the ones I found are flat. Does that make a difference? If this is what it is then how do I get it to bloom? I have 2 christmas cactus and I have them blooming all year.Not so sure why they do but I like it.
     
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    silversurfer, i think you may be on to something.

    i didn't really notice the triangular shape...took too quick a look, my bad...on second look, i do see the shape is not flat. looks to be a bit etoliated - so, give the plant more sun so that it can grow properly.

    i take back the epi id...it's much more likely that it's in the euphorbia family.
     
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