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Disocactus phyllanthoides

An epiphytic, flat-stemmed cactus from the montane oak and cloud forests of eastern Mexico, with many pink flowers in spring; it is a parent of many orchid-cactus hybrids. Grow it like a cool, bright epiphyte, with a cooler, drier winter to set buds.

Disocactus phyllanthoides
Photo: Ulf Eliasson epibase, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Perches on trees, and sometimes rocks, in humid oak, pine-oak and cloud forest on the slopes of the Sierra Madre Oriental, under a broken canopy.

Recorded at 1,080–2,360 m, median about 1,600 m.

Veracruz (Mexico)Puebla (Mexico)Hidalgo (Mexico)Oaxaca (Mexico)

🔒 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 2.5 licence, unmodified.