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Disocactus crenatus

An epiphytic forest cactus, long known as Epiphyllum crenatum, with flat, deeply notched stems and large, fragrant cream flowers that open by day. It grows in seasonally dry montane forest, so it likes bright filtered light, a bark-rich mix and a drier, cooler winter.

Disocactus crenatus
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trees, sometimes on rocks, in pine-oak and humid montane forest of Mexico and Central America.

Recorded at 15–2548 m, median about 1641 m; mostly a mid-elevation montane species.

Central and southern MexicoGuatemalaBelizeEl Salvador and HondurasPanama

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.