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Weberocereus tunilla

Weberocereus tunilla
Photo: M.S. del., J.N.Fitch lith., Public domain

Weberocereus tunilla is an epiphytic cactus from the wet tropical forests of Central America that grows on trees rather than in soil. It is grown for its large night-blooming flowers and does best with bright filtered light, humid air and a loose, fast-draining growing medium.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent, Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water thoroughly when the top of the medium begins to dry, and reduce watering in winter.
Soil
Loose, fast-draining epiphyte mix of bark, perlite and peat or coir.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Costa Rica
Climate
wet tropical

About

Weberocereus tunilla is an epiphytic cactus native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. It is the type species of Weberocereus. Its flower emits an unpleasant musky smell after opening and is pollinated by bats. The flowers are an example of flagelliflory.

Other Weberocereus plants

Weberocereus imitans · Weberocereus rosei · Weberocereus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Weberocereus tunilla 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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