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Epiphyllum oxypetalum, the Dutchman's pipe cactus, [3] princess of the night or queen of the night, [4] is a species of cactus with a native range from Mexico to Nicaragua. [5] It blooms nocturnally, and its flowers wilt before dawn.
Regardless of genus or species, night-blooming cereus flowers are almost always white or very pale shades of other colors, often large and frequently fragrant. Most of the flowers open after nightfall, and by dawn, most are wilting. Plants in the same geographical area tend to bloom on the same night.
Epiphyllum (/ ˌ ɛ p ɪ ˈ f ɪ l əm /; [3] "upon the leaf" in Greek) is a genus of epiphytic plants in the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to Central America and South America. Common names for these species include climbing cacti, orchid cacti and leaf cacti, though the latter also refers to the genus Pereskia.
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Echinopsis oxygona is known for having huge, showy flowers at the ends of long tubes which are connected to the cactus. The flower has a sweet smell. The flower has a sweet smell. The flower opens in the evening and wilts the next afternoon on hot days.
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Cereus are shrubby or treelike, often attaining great heights (C. hexagonus, C. lamprospermus, C. trigonodendron up to 15 metres or 49 feet). Most stems are angled or distinctly ribbed, ribs 3–14 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long, usually well developed and have large areoles, usually bearing spines.