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Disocactus phyllanthoides 'German Empress'

 
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Family: Cactaceae (kak-TAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Disocactus (dy-soh-KAK-tus) (Info)
Species: phyllanthoides (fil-lan-THOY-deez) (Info)
Cultivar: German Empress

Synonym:Phyllocactus phyllanthoides
Synonym:Cactus phyllanthoides
Synonym:Cereus phyllanthoides
Synonym:Nopalxochia phyllanthoides

13 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
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Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade

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Bloom Color:
Pale Pink
Pink

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Foliage:
Leathery-Textured

Other details:
This plant is suitable for growing indoors
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
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Propagation Methods:
From leaf cuttings

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Positive boojum On Jan 6, 2005, boojum from Shelburne Falls, MA (Zone 5a) wrote:

Found this hanging plant without a tag in a local gardening store. Leaves are flat like a very large leafed Christmas cactus. Very showy 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."

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Corpus Christi, Texas



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