When does Epiphyllum bloom?

Epiphyllum is 2-6 meters high, the old stem is cylindrical, lignified, with many branches, the leaves are lanceolate, dark green, the flowers are funnel-shaped, open at night, fragrant, the berries are spherical, hairless, purplish red, multi-seeded, oval and kidney-shaped, bright black and wrinkled. Native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and other places, it is widely cultivated in various provinces and regions of China. Epiphyllum is a famous ornamental flower with edible berries. Epiphyllum is an epiphytic succulent shrub, 2~6 meters high, with a cylindrical old stem and lignification.

Many branches, oblate leaves, lanceolate to oblong lanceolate, 15~ 100 cm long and 5~ 12 cm wide. The tip is long to acute, or round, the edge is wavy or deeply crenate, the base is acute, short to acute or tapering into a stalk, dark green, hairless, and the middle rib is thick. The dentures are lined with small nests, which are small and spineless. At first, there are a few wool-like hairs, and then they are exposed.

Native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Suriname and Costa Rica, it is widely planted in various regions of the world; It is cultivated in all provinces and regions of China. According to the collection records of 1936 specimens, this species thrives in southern Yunnan (Jinghong, Damenglong).