Epiphyllum oxypetalum (Queen-of-the-Night Cactus) Houseplant Care - 166 of 365

I've covered a number of different jungle cacti on this channel, but this may very well be my first Epiphyllum in "365 Days of Plants" and it takes the 166th spot. Known as "Queen-of-the-night cactus", Epiphyllum puts out some pretty bodacious blooms in the evening hours-an evolutionary strategy to attract night-pollinating insects.
In this video I'll cover where this is native to, how it grows, where it grows, and best conditions for lighting, watering, fertilizing and more.
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Plant featured:
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
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[@graczkowskifamily]

I just got some trimmings from my cousin and some off my mom's plant. We are the third generation to keep this particular species going from my grandfather's plant. Super honored to be apart of the tradition. All my mom and her sisters got their original plant off their fathers. And all my cousins and I have trimmings off their plants. The flowers smell is so amazing cannot be described. When we had blooms I remember as a kid staying up as a family to watch out open and smell it. This plant is super special to me. ❤️

[@vilmaromero2201]

Please could you tell me it's perennial, because I live in Kentucky .

[@shnuggumz]

I was given a leaf of this from a planty friend, and she told me to mist a pot of soil, and simply lay the leaf on top and it will grow roots. I kept the soil most the first few weeks, and kept it under my grow lights (off to the side, not directly underneath) and it seemed like nothing was happening. I decided to give up, and when I tried to lift the leaf, it was firmly rooted in, with little babies growing underneath everywhere! Very easy plant to maintain. Mine is fine if it dries out some, but it likes to be kept moist by placing moss on top of the soil - then even more babies form!

[@robertkatekaru887]

Mine is planted in a pot of soil and has been placed underneath our avocado tree. The vine has climbed up through the tree and has recently bloomed for several nights.

[@user-ci7jn7ky5i]

My epiphyllum oxypetalum is thriving so beautifully it has a rich darker green tone my grandmother actually started her for me and she is just gorgeous i love it so much recently my grandmother has added more to it from her collection and it’s so full and beautiful

[@vuthychan7281]

I have this plant over 16 yrs. I got a lot of flower every years

[@hollyhasegawa6095]

Wow, I don't have this Epiphyllum, I do have 5 different Christmas and Thanksgiving cactus, one being about 20+ years old, the others around 15 years. I love those and if I ever saw this variety I would have to get it. They all have different color blooms, one is pink, one is white, one is orange, one is red, and the last one is dark pink. Thanks for enlightening me on another species of these plants, can't wait to see what tomorrows plant will be.

[@Alypinkflower]

Is a gorgeous plant..I have mine facing SE in front of a sheer/lace curtain..this yr I got 9 white blooms

[@CanielDonrad]

My mom has always had christmas/thanksgiving cactus. But epiphyllum are the ones that sold me on jungle cactus, such a fun plant.

[@x.i_il_l1_1.x]

Yup is gorgeous! The flower is white in colour and so beautiful. But I always missed the blooming moment...

[@annachet5496]

This grew verry fast. I hve alot. And also cuttings

[@subhamdas3497]

This is considered as so sacred in India since it connects to Lord Brahma so people worship it when that blooms.

[@dominicgonzalez6282]

I have a big plant in Mexico and it had over 30 that bloomed this year some didn’t that day but others did the next days

[@jaclyng7022]

I adore jungle cactus...I have yet to see mine bloom. 🤔 Very easy to propagate as well! I enjoyed your book! 🐔

[@p4ul1010]

I have a friend that have one that is huge because is really old and one time it flowered 22 giant flowers and it was a great show. It becomes really long and big and they have it in a balcony with not direct sunlight and they keep it there all year because we live in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, a tropical climate.

[@oishd6077]

yeayy mine currently has three buds

[@foxlobach8638]

Wow your lucky

[@iddybiddyladybugleeza262]

When you make it back to LA you must go to the LA Arboretum when we went back in August I thought of you! There was so many plants you would of loved! It was one of my grandma’s favorite places to visit.

[@shoulders-of-giants]

would -of- have Weird that only native speakers make that mistake 👀 (I'm not one)

[@juneday1605]

@@shoulders-of-giants I laughed when I saw your reply. I am a native speaker, but immediately thought the samething. I guess that makes me picky.

[@happinessinleaf]

Beautiful 😍. Happiness in leaf 🍃 vlog

[@sooth15]

I just got some small cuttings of this about a week ago, and I'm so excited! It will probably take a few years to grow in size, but I'm starting with rooted cuttings, so I should have a good chance of success.

[@LeeDfined]

I have one luckily and my Nana had one in the family for years. The one I have blooms once per year and only at night on my neighbors birthday. I've seen it the past two years...once a year.

[@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

Cool!!!!! I just left the EOG (East Orchid and Garden), where I have some in Bud....Really cool!! Happy growing...

[@Plantsandflowers]

Nice and beautiful

[@hollybeck605]

Love mine. It's probably 7 years old and sits outside on the patio. It reaches up and touches the roof of the patio.

[@ashleylatheef]

Thank u for the new species. I don't have this. I have one suggestion that pls try to include the flower of such rare ones then it will be easy to recognise the plants. Bye till tomorrow. ...

[@garnetgun]

I have one that's almost 6yrs old, it's almost 3 metres in height. Today I found out that the main stem has been eaten away by ants and they are using the pot as their home😣😣😣 The plant is not at all healthy and I think the roots are also gone because as soon as I removed the ties that supported it, the whole plant started uprooting😅 What should I do? I do have a baby plant that I got from this same plant. Is there a way I can save the main plant??? The stem has roots coming out of it, I was wondering if I can snip those pieces with the roots intact and set them for rooting.

[@dudalaramesh5891]

Since 20y we r growing these plants it is a cold claimet plant i hae 4 plants each gives 20 to 25 flowers. We planted it on the ground under a big tree regularly water it n give fertilisers

[@JoeandAngie]

English major? Pure gobbledygook and gibberish and the spelling is atrocious.

[@ClutchingPearlz]

I have this and it’s about to bloom 😍

[@Cesc8170]

Hello, as said previously in this comment section, this might very well be an Epiphyllum pumilum. But don't worry, the flowers are nicely fragrant, pretty, and they last longer than E. oxypetalum flowers.

[@farmazystgardener]

❤️❤️❤️

[@JR-sb6mj]

It looks more like E. Pumilum

[@NatassiaL83]

I know you’ve listed where you get most of your pottery from but I can’t remember which video it was where you listed it 😬

[@kavyaromio6709]

Can I keep this indoor ?

[@dudalaramesh5891]

It is not a rare plant n not. Divine n sacred just a plant with beautiful flowers with a very mild pleasent smell

[@LimeGhost1226]

Have you ever experienced an issue where it has block spots appear on the leaves?

[@jananni123456789]

Ive never heard of jungle cacti before, so interesting! My first plant was a hedgehog cactus i still have him, he now has some growth at the top that looks like boobs 🙃

[@HadeelSharaf]

How do you track the watering schedule for the weekly and 10 days or monthly schedules. I usually end up with at least one over watered plant

[@jvisser4848]

There are apps for that. And of course you can always feel how moist the soul actually is.

[@erfan6882]

Cela fait quelques annees que j’essaie de la faire fleurir sans resultats😞

[@barbaraeckert4001]

Why don't my bloom open?

[@StalkerNaturaliste]

I dont think this is an oxypetalum, the growth patern and the stem shape is off. Still a night blooming white Epiphyllum I think, but not oxypetalum.