![]() ![]() The stems send out adventitious (refers to structures that develop in an unusual place) roots to clasp their support plants. An epiphyte is a plant that grows on another plant for mechanical structure but not for nutrients. Selenicereus grandiflorus is usually a “functional epiphyte” meaning the plant can thrive either as an epiphyte or a terrestrial plant. Plant Description: Night blooming cereus is a climbing cactus with vining, cylindrical stems. ![]() Habitat: Night blooming cereus is native to the desert and semi-desert regions of the Antilles, tropical America, Mexico, and the southern United States. Other Common Names: Queen of the night, sweet-scented cactus, large-flowered cactus, vanilla cactus, large blooming cereus, large-flowered torch thistle, lunar flower, organillo. Botanical Name: Selenicereus grandiflorus, Cactus grandiflorus. ![]()
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