Complete Collection of "Beauty Under the Moon" Epiphyllum Varieties with Pictures

Epiphyllum is a very beautiful flowering plant. Because its blooming period is very short, opening only at night for one or two hours before withering, it is relatively rare to witness its blooming process, which is one of the reasons people cherish it. Epiphyllum is cultivated in many places across our country and prefers to grow at relatively high altitudes. Below, let us take a look at the “Beauty Under the Moon” Epiphyllum varieties and a complete collection of pictures.

I. Introduction to Epiphyllum

1. Growing environment of Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum is mostly found at altitudes of 1,000 to 1,200 meters. It prefers warm, humid, semi-shaded, warm and moist environments. It is not tolerant of frost and should not be exposed to strong direct sunlight.

2. Blooming time of Epiphyllum

Epiphyllum generally blooms at night, with the blooming lasting one to two hours, then it slowly withers. The entire blooming period is about four hours, and the flowers are fragrant.

3. Origin of Epiphyllum

Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Suriname, and Costa Rica, Nicaragua.

4. Value of Epiphyllum

Medicinal value: Epiphyllum helps soften the stool and remove toxins, clears heat and treats asthma, and also helps treat high blood pressure and high blood lipid levels.

Ornamental value: Every summer and autumn, when the night is deep and quiet and the sky is full of stars, Epiphyllum blooms, showing a beautiful posture. At this time people are still asleep, and the pure and fragrant Epiphyllum has already closed and withered in an instant, hence the saying "a fleeting glimpse of Epiphyllum." Because of its very unique blooming pleasure, flower lovers have developed a very high interest in it.

Ecological value: Beautifies the environment, absorbs carbon dioxide from the air, and increases indoor negative ions.

II. Varieties of Epiphyllum

1. Fine-leaved Epiphyllum

Fine-leaved Epiphyllum is a relatively uncommon variety of Epiphyllum. Although the flowers of this variety are relatively small when in bloom, they are fragrant and rather elegant, and the number of flowers produced is very large. Its leaves are also very small and slender, with no thorns on the leaf surface.

2. Giant-wing Epiphyllum

The flowers produced by Giant-wing Epiphyllum are very large, though they look somewhat clumsy, and are somewhat similar to the blooms of Selenicereus grandiflorus.

3. Peacock Epiphyllum

Peacock Epiphyllum is also called "Waiting-for-the-Evening Peacock." The flowers it produces are relatively similar to white chrysanthemums, and the petals are relatively slender, so they are very beautiful.

4. Sawtooth Epiphyllum

Sawtooth Epiphyllum also has a traditional name: Fishbone Epiphyllum, Fishbone Cactus. Sawtooth Epiphyllum has a very peculiar appearance, not because its flowers are very strange, but because of its stems, which are shaped like fish bones, zigzagged, hence the name. The flower shape of Sawtooth Epiphyllum is relatively rounded, and the flower color is also very white, with a faint yellow on the outside, very similar to ordinary varieties of Epiphyllum.

5. Curly-leaved Epiphyllum

Because the leaves of Curly-leaved Epiphyllum are curved, like seaweed, it is called by this name, and some also call it Oyster Epiphyllum. The flowers produced by Curly-leaved Epiphyllum are very small and not very eye-catching. After blooming, it also produces fruit that looks like a small dragon fruit.