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Epiphyllum thomasianum

Epiphyllum thomasianum
Photo: Toni Gürke, Public domain

Epiphyllum thomasianum is an epiphytic cactus from Central America and southern Mexico that grows on trees in humid forest. It is grown for its large, fragrant night-blooming flowers with golden stamens, and is cared for much like other epiphyllums.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent, Epiphyte
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of mix are dry, and keep it drier in winter.
Soil
Chunky, fast-draining mix such as orchid bark, perlite and a little compost.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas) to C. America, SE. Ecuador
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Epiphyllum thomasianum is an epiphytic species of cactus native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá.

Other Epiphyllum plants

Epiphyllum baueri · Epiphyllum cartagense · Epiphyllum grandilobum · Dutchman's pipe cactus · Dutchman's Pipe Cactus · Climbing cactus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epiphyllum thomasianum 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.

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