Complete collection of Epiphyllum varieties

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Epiphyllum tenuifolia

Peacock Epiphyllum

Giant Winged Epiphyllum

jagged epiphyllum

Curly-leaf Epiphyllum

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Epiphyllum is a kind of flower that is loved by people. Generally speaking, when we talk about Epiphyllum, we can naturally think of the beautiful and white flowers. However, did you know that there are actually many varieties of Epiphyllum?

Epiphyllum tenuifolia

Silky-leafed Epiphyllum

Silky-leafed Epiphyllum is a type of epiphyllum and is less common. When Epiphyllum tenuifolia blooms, the flowers are petite, but the number of flowers is amazing, and the leaves are thornless and slender.

It is said that Epiphyllum tenuifolia is a small, elegant and fragrant variety.

Peacock Epiphyllum

Peacock epiphyllum is usually called night-time peacock. When it blooms, the flowers look more like white chrysanthemums.

The leaves of Peacock Epiphyllum have degenerated, leaving only the leaf-like stems with two flat edges and thick flesh. The leaf-like stems have symmetrical coarse serrated teeth on both sides, resembling a keel, so it is also called keel epiphyllum. The thorn socket is born in the jagged notch, and can grow emerald green and shiny young stems. There are a few fine thorns on the young stems, and the thorns fall off on the old stems, leaving thorn marks.

When the peacock epiphyllum blooms, its petals are slender and beautiful.

Giant Winged Epiphyllum

The giant-winged epiphyllum blooms somewhat like a giant snake whip column. The flowers are very large and bloom at night. The flower display is amazing. But it doesn’t look good, and it feels clumsy. Some people think this is a domestic cactus.

Zigzag Epiphyllum

Sawtooth Epiphyllum is said to be commonly known as fish-bone cactus and fish-bone Epiphyllum. Its appearance is very strange. The strange thing is not the flowers, but the jagged stems, which are like the shape of fish bones.

The serrations of the serrated epiphyllum are relatively rounded, the flowers are white, and the outer layer is light yellow. The flower color and shape are similar to that of the epiphyllum.

Curling-leaf Epiphyllum

In fact, the shape of the stem of this plant is very special, so some people call it a rolled-leaf epiphyllum, also known as an oyster epiphyllum. This kind of epiphyllum mainly looks at the leaves. The leaves are rolled and twisted, a bit like The seaweed in the water looks strange. However, the flowers of Curly-leafed Epiphyllum are not pretty, they are very small and inconspicuous. In addition, the curly-leaf epiphyllum will bear fruit, and the fruit is a bit like a mini dragon fruit.

Peacock Epiphyllum

Giant Winged Epiphyllum

jagged epiphyllum

Curly-leaf Epiphyllum

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