Orchid Cactus Care
Botanical Name: Epiphyllum spp.
Big, cup-shaped blooms in gorgeous colors make orchid cactus a joy to grow. Show it off in a hanging basket and allow the long stems to cascade over the pot.
Dutchman's Pipe Orchid Cactus
Hylocereus undatus
Huge 10" long buds open at night to 10" wide creating a bloom shaped like a Dutchman's pipe. The fragrant, white blooms open at night and fade in the early morning.
( Alba Superba Orchid Cactus )
This epiphytic cactus is native to the forests in S. Mexico and Central America. Leaves are strap-like and segmented, spineless and rounded at base of plant.
Orchid Cactus (Epiphyllum species): Orchid cacti prefer temperatures that range between 45 and 70 °F. They will tolerate extreme heat if well-shaded and the humidity is high.
orchid cactus (Epiphyllum spp.)
doublefile viburnum (Viburnum plicatum)
sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa)
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora) ...
In 2002 this orchid Cactus became ill & some of its leaves softened & died, though I could not see any change in my care & had not overwatered it.
Common name Orchid cactus
Botanical name Epiphyllum
Group Houseplant
Flowering time Mainly late spring and summer (May-August)
Planting time Spring-autumn (April-September)
Height and spread Up to 3m (10ft) by 1m (3ft) ...
Cryptocereus anthonyanus, Selenicereus anthonyanus (Anthony's Rick-Rack, Zig-Zag Cactus, Fishbone Orchid Cactus, Family: Cactaceae)
Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese Cryptomeria, Japanese Cedar, Sugi, Family: Taxodiaceae / Cupressaceae) ...
Hookers Orchid Cactus [English]: Epiphyllum phyllanthus
Hookers Sandwort [English]: Arenaria hookeri
Hookers Scratchdaisy [English]: Croptilon hookerianum
Hookers Scratchdaisy [English]: Croptilon hookerianum var. graniticum ...
Among those cultivated for their showy blossoms are the Christmas cactus (Zygocactus) and species of Echinocereus and of Epiphyllum, the orchid cactus.
I have orchid cactus (Epyphyllum genus)at home. But I want saussurea Obvallata, the original brahma kamal.
rameshraju
Hyderabad, andhra pradesh India - Monday, October 06, 2008 at 16:12:09 (IST) ...
Orchid cactus (Epiphyllum species, Epiphyllum cultivars)
Oregon holly grape, holly mahonia (Mahonia aquifolium)
Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) ...
 See also: Orchid, Cactus, May, Green, Magnolia
  
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