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Epiphyllum cartagense

An epiphytic cactus with flat, leaf-like stems and large white night-blooming flowers, from the premontane wet forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. Grow it like an orchid cactus: dappled light, mild temperatures, high humidity and an open, airy mix.

Epiphyllum cartagense
Photo: Nelson Zamora Villalobos, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on tree trunks and branches in humid premontane and lower montane forest.

Recorded at 200–1850 m, median 1250 m.

Costa RicaPanamá

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.