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Epiphyllum hookeri
Climbing cactus · Nightblooming Cactus · Nopalillo de Hooker · Orchid cactus · Hooker’s orchid cactus
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: partial_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 10–12
Click count
197
Observations
88
Description
Source: leafsnapEpiphyllum hookeri is a species of climbing cactus in the Epiphyllum genus. It forms showy white flowers and is native from Mexico through Central America to Venezuela. A perennial, it was introduced to Florida and some West Indian islands.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Succulent
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Epiphyllum
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-12
- Mature Height
- 3.05 m
- Mature Spread
- 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White, Pink
- Flower Size
- 15.24 cm to 20.32 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall
Tags (6)
Common Names (5)
en Climbing cactus
en Nightblooming Cactus
en Nopalillo de Hooker
en Orchid cactus
en Hooker’s orchid cactus