Species · genus Epiphyllum · Cactaceae

Nightblooming Cactus

Epiphyllum hookeri Haw.

Also known as: Nopalillo De Hooker · Climbing Cactus · Hooker's Orchid Cactus

Growth habit

epiphyte

Native range

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Reference · E. hookeri

Cultivars of E. hookeri

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under E. hookeri yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Epiphyllum hookeri is an epiphytic cactus from the tropical forests of Central and South America, where it grows on tree branches in fast-draining leaf litter rather than soil. Give it a loose, airy mix and water only when the top inch or two has dried out, letting it approach dryness between drinks since its roots rot if left sitting wet. It tolerates ordinary household humidity but appreciates good airflow.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 14 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

13–29 °C

Soil mix

Chunky, fast-draining cactus or epiphyte mix

Propagation

Stem segment cuttings, callused then rooted

Fertilizing

Light cactus feed monthly in the growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Large fragrant white night blooms in summer

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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