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Epiphyllum cartagense is an epiphytic cactus from the wet forests of Costa Rica and Panama, growing on trees rather than in soil. Like other epiphyllums, it does best with humid air, filtered light and a loose, well-drained, organic growing medium.
Epiphyllum cartagense is an epiphytic species of cactus native to Costa Rica and Panama. This species occurs in subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest or montane wet forest at elevations of 600 to 2000 m. The population is stable and the IUCN categorises the species as least concern. International trade is restricted to the conditions of CITES. The specific epithet cartagense refers to the locality Cartago in Costa Rica.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epiphyllum cartagense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
