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Habitat:
Mexico.
Description: a genus of cacti with flat, leaf-like, deeply incised
stems bearing showy, very fragrant, nocturnal, yellowish flowers, red on the
outside. It is now within the genus Selenicereus.
Soil: fertile mix.
Location: partial shade.
Temperature: the minimum temperature should not drop below 7°C
(45°F); anyway it’s best overwintered with minimum temperatures between 10
and 12°C (50-54°F).
Water:
water cautiously; spray plants lightly during the winter.
Cultivation tips: easily propagated from cuttings in the summer.
Apply fertilizer and
spray them with water
regularly from spring onwards.
Main species: C. anthonyanus: requires orchid potting mix with
a slightly acidic pH;
C. imitans, the soil should be improved with leaf mould.
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