Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus, Night blooming Cereus (Epiphyllum ox

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sunshiney Jacksonville, FL Jan 21, 2006

Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus, Night blooming Cereus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Jul 09, 2008

sunshiney,
The stems of your plant do not look like the stems of Cereus fernambucensis.
You have a different 'Night Blooming Cereus' there, namely, Epiphyllum oxypetalum.
Located here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2443/

Would you like your photo moved to the right page?

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tesaje Jefferson, MD(Zone 6b) Aug 04, 2008

This is not the Night-Blooming Cereus cactus - it is the Queen of the Night with the flat leaves. A very beautiful plant in its own right, but not the same. The Night-Blooming Cereus cactus is a true cactus with upright columnar form and not particularly spiney.

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Aug 04, 2008

Right, tesaje.
All these Common Names are ambiguous at times. And overlap each other at times.
Just a few of the common names for Epiphyllum oxypetalum are "Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus & Night blooming Cereus"
Because before the plant was reclassified as an Epiphyllum, it was considered to be a "Cereus" which just happens to bloom at night.
Notice the synonym on this page here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2443/

Actually there are Dozens of different Cacti that bloom at night that are either considered now to be a Cereus, or at one time in past were considered to be a Cereus.
This is the main reason I guess I should stick to using botanical names only.

Just speaking from a technical standpoint, what appear to be leaves are actually stems or branches. One of the few genera of Cacti that have actual 'real' leaves are the Pereskia cacti.

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mystic Ewing, KY(Zone 6a) Aug 04, 2008

This has been corrected.

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