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Epiphyllums In Connecticut

These plants are not for sale.  I have created this website so that others can enjoy the photos.

Epiphyllums, sometimes called orchid cactus, are succulents with gorgeous flowers. The blossoms range in size from less than 3 inches to more than 9 inches. A common experience, once someone has seen an epiphyllum in bloom, is to want more. Although still hard to find in local nurseries, they do seem to be increasing in popularity, probably because of increased awareness as a result of an increasing number of web sites displaying these beautiful flowers. In addition to species epiphyllums, there are thousands of hybrids, available in every color except blue.

I got started with epiphyllums in the early 1990s when I saw a plant with beautiful large red blossoms blooming at a friend’s house. She told me it was an orchid cactus and later gave me a division of that plant and a "night blooming cereus" (epiphyllum oxypetalum). It took a few years to reach blooming size and 2 of the photos displayed above are the plants she gave me.

After seeing these bloom I bought 2 others (‘Triumphant’ and ‘King Midas’) at a spring flower show. When ‘Triumphant’ bloomed in 1999 I was hooked. I then started seeing photos on the web and found the epiphyllum email group which further increased my "epi addiction’.

I now have more than 100 named epiphyllums and quite a few unknowns.   I created this web site to display photos of my flowers and to help others learn about these beautiful flowers.

Flower Sizes

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XS:    Extra small, under 2 inches

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S:       Small, 2--5 inches

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M:     Medium, 5--7 inches

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L:       Large, 7--9 inches

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XL:     More than 9 inches

Unk_Red_ER_02_04_15.JPG (10168 bytes) Ackermannii Hybridus

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Agatha_04_04_04.JPG (8753 bytes) Agatha: pink with red throat (L)

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American Sweetheart_04_04_10.JPG (9435 bytes) American Sweetheart: pink (XL)

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Andromeda_04_05_01.JPG (10209 bytes) Andromeda: white with yellow (M)

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Anguliger_03_10_11.JPG (7453 bytes) Anguliger: white species (M)

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Appassionata_04_05_13.JPG (11446 bytes) Appassionata: purple with red (L)

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Ben_Hawks_050405.JPG (12633 bytes) Ben Hawks: red with fuchsia edges (XL)

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Big_Surprise_03_05_08.JPG (11278 bytes) Big Surprise: orange and gold (XL)

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Birthday_Wish_050502.JPG (11946 bytes) Birthday Wish: pink with orange (L)

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Bridesmaid_03_05_17.JPG (8145 bytes) Bridesmaid: pink (M)

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Brilliant_Purple_04_05_02.JPG (11449 bytes) Brilliant Purple: purple with red midstripe (M)

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Butterfly_Love_03_03_26_15.JPG (19390 bytes) Butterfly Love:  pink with white center. (M)

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Cancun_03_04_10.JPG (10700 bytes) Cancun? The plant I purchased was mislabeled but it looks like it may be Cancun.
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Carnival_050501.JPG (12417 bytes) Carnival: orange with red edge (L)

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Cashmere_Pink_04.JPG (7895 bytes) Cashmere Pink? The plant I purchased was mislabeled but it looks like it may be Cashmere Pink.
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Christmas_Kiss_03_10_23.JPG (11246 bytes) Christmas Kiss: red (S)

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Cinco_de_Mayo_02_04_25.JPG (11511 bytes) Cinco de Mayo? large peach with fuchsia

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Clara_Ann_03_04_12.JPG (8952 bytes) Clara Ann: red, waxy petals. (L)

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Clarence_Wright_02_07_18.JPG (8162 bytes) Clarence Wright: Yellow, Outer petals darker yellow.  Wide ruffled petals, open funnel form (L)
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Color_Splash_050404.JPG (12256 bytes) Color Splash: orange and lavender (L)

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Coral_Lace_02_04_16.JPG (11434 bytes) Coral Lace: pink, cup and saucer form (XS)

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Crenatum_01_04_11.JPG (9865 bytes) Crenatum var. crenatum: a species Epiphyllum; Stems fleshy, crenate, green (L)

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Crenatum_kimnachii_03_05_05.JPG (8873 bytes) Crenatum var. kimnachii 'Cooperi': a species epiphyllum (L)

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Czarina_03_05_08.JPG (10722 bytes) Czarina: red and purple; registered 1952  (L)

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Delicate_Jewels_04_04_04.JPG (7715 bytes) Delicate Jewels: fuchsia (S)

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Deutsche_Kaiserin_01_06_19.JPG (14887 bytes) Deutsche Kaiserin: Delicate rose-pink (S)

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Diana_Inglese_04_04_02.JPG (9023 bytes) Diana Inglese: white with purple (M)

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Easy_To_Love_04_05_02.JPG (11936 bytes) Easy To Love: purple (XL)

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Emmett_Kelly_050507.JPG (11773 bytes) Emmett Kelly: fuchsia and red (XL)

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Fiesta_de_Flores_050502.JPG (14133 bytes) Fiesta de Flores: orange (L)

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Flamingo_02_05_14.JPG (12962 bytes) Flamingo: orange with magenta edge (L)

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French_Gold_04_04_04.JPG (11296 bytes) French Gold: yellow (L)

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Gladyce_Jones_04_04_07.JPG (10305 bytes) Gladyce Jones: light violet (XL)

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Harald_Knebel_04_02_13.JPG (10700 bytes) Harald Knebel: pink, red, orange (S)

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Heaven_Sent_050505.JPG (13193 bytes) Heaven Sent: purple and pink, orange edges (L)

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Hidden_Treasure_04_05_01.JPG (11129 bytes) Hidden Treasure: orange with purple throat (L)

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Hop_Sing_01_05_04.JPG (10528 bytes) Hop Sing: shades of magenta and red (ML)

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Impossible_Dream_04_05_07.JPG (10892 bytes) Impossible Dream: orange, cerise (XL)

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Irette_050501.JPG (12788 bytes) Irette: orange and violet (M)

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Ivory_Brocadee_050501.JPG (12806 bytes) Ivory Brocade: white and yellow (XL)
Jacob_Dorf_3_02_03_20.JPG (7983 bytes) Jacob Dorf #3: unregistered hybrid received from Sweden

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Jennifer_Ann_03_04_24_05.JPG (7577 bytes) Jennifer Ann: registered 1976; yellow (L)

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Jersey_Beauty_04_06_01.JPG (9272 bytes) Jersey Beauty: orange (L)

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Julie_04_05_01.JPG (7916 bytes) Julie: orange and magenta (M)

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King_Midas_01_05_38.JPG (7883 bytes) King Midas: Shades of golden orange.  Cup form, Tall, lanky growth (L)

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Knebel's_Farbenwunder_03_02_20_10.JPG (9794 bytes) Knebel's Farbenwunder: red with fuchsia edge (SM)

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Lassie_050503.JPG (10213 bytes) Lassie: orange (M)

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Light-N-Bright_03_04_16_02.JPG (11479 bytes) Light-N-Bright: overlapping bell form (S)

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Lily_Dache_03_05_11.JPG (8456 bytes) Lily Dache: registered 1992; pink and white, outer petals pink and yellow (L)

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Madeline_03_04_22_06.JPG (8264 bytes) Madeline: registered 1979; soft yellow with brighter yellow and gold outer petals (L)

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Madras_Ribbon_03_04_14_02.JPG (10358 bytes) Madras Ribbon: cup and saucer form (M)

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Masada_02_04_12.JPG (12299 bytes) Masada: registered 1982; red with fuchsia edge (XL)

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Meadow_Rose_050405.JPG (12305 bytes) Meadow Rose: pink (M)

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Meda_03_05_05.JPG (9036 bytes) Meda: white with yellow; registered 1953 (L)

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Miss_Escondido_050501.JPG (11875 bytes) Miss Escondido: red and violet (L)

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Monastery_Garden_03_05_02.JPG (9292 bytes) Monastery Garden?  purple and orange (L)

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Mystic_Mood_03_05_07.JPG (14503 bytes) Mystic Mood: pink, lavender

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Norma_Cantafio_04_05_03.JPG (8815 bytes) Norma Cantafio: yellow (L)

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Overture_03_04-09.JPG (7839 bytes) Overture: white with yellow; registered 1956 (XL)

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Oxypetalum_00_09_07.JPG (11055 bytes) Oxypetalum: a species Epiphyllum from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras

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Padre_03_04_21_05.JPG (8972 bytes) Padre: Pink. (L)

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Pegasus_03_0415.JPG (13306 bytes) Pegasus: purple and red (XL)
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Strictum_02_10_18.JPG (16348 bytes) Phyllanthus var. hookeri: this is a species epiphyllum, also called Epiphyllum phyllanthus var. hookeri. (SM)
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Pink_Plumes_02_06_31.JPG (10941 bytes) Pink Plumes: registered 1979; numerous narrow pink petals (L)

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Point_LOma_050503.JPG (11223 bytes) Point Loma: orange with purple edge (XL)

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Prof_Irwin_04_01_12.jpg (42323 bytes) Professor Herbert S. Irwin: red (M)

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Punch_Bowl_03_03_17_11.JPG (6348 bytes) Punch Bowl: Purple streaked with white, white throat. (listed as XL but my first bloom is M)
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Raspberry_Ribbon_03_04_24_03.JPG (12611 bytes) Raspberry Ribbon: raspberry and orange (XL)

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Rose_Wing_03_04_105.JPG (11521 bytes) Rose Wing: rose, trumpet form (S/M)

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Unk_FD_03_05_06.JPG (8698 bytes) Scintillation:  pink with ruffled petals (M)

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Slightly_Sassy_08.jpg (22986 bytes) Slightly Sassy: registered 1978; Soft red with fuchsia edge.  Outer petals red shades.  Funnel form.  Full petaled (L)
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Smarty_Pants_03_05_11.JPG (11476 bytes) Smarty Pants: pink and magenta bell form; registered 1993 (S)
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Soft_Lights_04_04_08.JPG (6568 bytes) Soft Lights: yellow (XL)

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Sonoma_Sunshine_050501.JPG (10654 bytes) Sonoma Sunshine: yellow (XL)

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Strawberry_Splash_04_05_02.JPG (9477 bytes) Strawberry Splash: pink with red throat

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Sunland_04_04_08.JPG (12604 bytes) Sunland: orange with red throat (L)

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Tea_For_Two_03_04_18_01.JPG (12300 bytes) Tea For Two:  registered 1992; overlapping cup-and-saucer form (L)
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Tele_Ann_04_05_02.JPG (9529 bytes) Tele Ann: yellow (XL)

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Three_Oranges_02_05_20.JPG (14573 bytes) Three Oranges: registered 1983; different shades of orange with magenta edges on inner petals (L)
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Tribute_04_05_04.JPG (10961 bytes) Tribute: lavender (ML)

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Triumphant_01_07_12.JPG (12003 bytes) Triumphant: yellow, outer petals recurve; triangular growth (L)

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Unforgettable_050408.JPG (11906 bytes) Unforgettable: magenta, lilac, and red (L)

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Venetian_04_05_01.JPG (8718 bytes) Venetian: fuchsia (L)

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Vista_Sun_04_05_01.JPG (9171 bytes) Vista Sun: yellow (XL)

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Unk_OB_03_05_08.JPG (11795 bytes) Waikiki Rainboe:  fuchsia and red (L)

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Whatta_Dream_03_05_12.JPG (9529 bytes) Whatta Dream: pink and orange (L)

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White_Splendor_03_05_05.JPG (7822 bytes) White Splendor: white and yellow (XL)

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Yesterday_03_04_13_10.JPG (8862 bytes) Yesterday: unregistered Japanese hybrid (L)

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Zona_Rosa_050503.JPG (10421 bytes) Zona Rosa: pink (L)

 

   
Unk_Red_AP_9.jpg (18446 bytes) Unknown: possibly Disocactus ackermannii:  may be the species or a hybrid (M)
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Unk_FWO_03_04_22_02.JPG (8230 bytes) Unknown: orange, pink and white; registered 1957 (L)

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Unk_Pink_SS_01_10_27.JPG (8566 bytes) Unknown medium sized pink epiphyllum; inner petals funnel-shaped, outer petals wide open
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Unk_03_04_22_03 (1).JPG (8624 bytes) Unknown medium pink with white midstripe and veining (M)

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Unk_JJ12_03_04_24_01.JPG (10982 bytes) Unknown purple and red (M)

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Unk_KG1_03_04_06.jpg (8834 bytes) Unknown fuchsia with orange tips (L)

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To see a list of the epiphyllums I currently have, click here.

To see links to other epiphyllum sites click here.

To see photos of other flowers I grow click here.

For brief instructions on the care of epiphyllums, click here.

 
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This page was updated 05/30/05