Epiphyllum anguliger
Fishbone cactus, Moon cactus, Zig zag cactus, Zig-zag cactus, Queen of the night, Ric rac orchid cactus, Epiphyllum darrahii, Phyllocactus anguliger, Phyllocactus darrahii, Disocactus anguliger
Epiphyllum Epiphyllum
E. anguliger - E. anguliger is an erect to arching, bushy, branching, tender, epiphytic cactus with flattened, deeply lobed, mid- to dark green stems and, from late spring into summer, fragrant, night-blooming, white to pale yellow flowers with wide-spreading petals. Flowers are followed by ovoid, green or yellow-green fruit.
Epiphyllum anguliger is: Evergreen
Flowers are strongly fragrant.
Arching, Bushy, Erect
White, Pale-yellow in Spring; Pale-yellow, White in Summer
Green in All seasons
Aphids , Mealybugs Aphids , Mealybugs
Generally disease-free.
No pruning needed, but re-pot every two or three years, or whenever pot is filled with roots and the soil appears to be depleted of nutrients.
Sow seed at 21C in spring or early summer.
Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Epiphyllum anguliger (Fishbone cactus) will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
City, Conservatory, Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
Grow under glass in epiphytic cactus compost in bright, filtered light & high humidity. Water freely from mid-spring to late summer & feed every 2 weeks. Just moist in winter. Outdoors, grow in fertile, sharply-drained soil in light or partial shade.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Epiphyllum anguliger
Fishbone cactus, Moon cactus, Zig zag cactus, Zig-zag cactus, Queen of the night, Ric rac orchid cactus, Epiphyllum darrahii, Phyllocactus anguliger, Phyllocactus darrahii, Disocactus anguliger
Epiphyllum Epiphyllum
E. anguliger - E. anguliger is an erect to arching, bushy, branching, tender, epiphytic cactus with flattened, deeply lobed, mid- to dark green stems and, from late spring into summer, fragrant, night-blooming, white to pale yellow flowers with wide-spreading petals. Flowers are followed by ovoid, green or yellow-green fruit.
Mexico
Evergreen
Flowers are strongly fragrant.
Arching, Bushy, Erect
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White, Pale-yellow in Spring; Pale-yellow, White in Summer
Green in All seasons
Generally disease-free.
No pruning needed, but re-pot every two or three years, or whenever pot is filled with roots and the soil appears to be depleted of nutrients.
Sow seed at 21C in spring or early summer.
Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Epiphyllum anguliger (Fishbone cactus) will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
City, Conservatory, Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
Grow under glass in epiphytic cactus compost in bright, filtered light & high humidity. Water freely from mid-spring to late summer & feed every 2 weeks. Just moist in winter. Outdoors, grow in fertile, sharply-drained soil in light or partial shade.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10
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Light: | Partial Shade | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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