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Its in a 6" pot to give you idea of size.
2021: Its fine. Filling an 8" pot. I think its a little more sensitive to direct sun than most Epiphyllum cactus. It so far only blooms once a year,but later that could change. We will see.
Shelburne Falls, MA (Zone 5a) | January 2005 | positive
Found this hanging plant without a tag in a local gardening store. Leaves are flat like a very large leafed Christmas cactus. Very show...Read Morey in bloom. Origin: Southern Mexico.
According to the websiteTropical Treasures:
"This species is spineless, has comparatively closed, soft pink flowers, and has flattened two-sided bladelike stems. It has scales on the flower stems, much like E. crenatum.
Large plants need to be grown in a hanging basket, even though the foliage will initially stick upright. When it bears flowers there are so many of them that they pull the foliage down."
Just sold my arm and a leg for a small cutting off of ebay. Hopefully as time goes by I can document its growth into something spectacula...Read More
"German empress" is not a cultivar, but the common name for the species.
This species is one of the three parents of the e...Read More
Found this hanging plant without a tag in a local gardening store. Leaves are flat like a very large leafed Christmas cactus. Very show...Read More