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Epiphyllum laui is a flat-stemmed epiphytic cactus from Mexico (Chiapas), grown for its large funnel-shaped flowers. It needs high humidity, steady moisture and cool conditions, and it can be slow to flower.
Epiphyllum laui is a cactus species native to Mexico and grown as an ornamental.
E. laui is a fast-growing plant but is known to suffer from die-back of stem tissue. Myron Kimnach had to wait 10 years for the first flowers. However, it has been easily cultivated in Europe. In cultivation E. laui seems to prefer high humidity and soil moisture, as well as rather cool conditions. Plants have survived temperatures near freezing in Germany. As the die-back can be caused by a viral infection, it is recommended not to propagate cuttings from plants known to exhibit viral damage.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epiphyllum laui 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.
