Epi hybrids have been created by hybridizing epiphytic cactus species such as Disocactus and Selenicereus. There are day-blooming and night-blooming species, and most of the night-blooming species have white flowers.

Epi hybrids are the gems of the cactus world producing utterly stunning blooms.

Choosing a single epi hybrid is difficult! Most of us have several of them and the longer you are around them the more you seem to collect.

Epi hybrid blooms are single-colored or multi-colored. Standard colors are purples, pinks, oranges, reds, yellows, and whites or a combination of them.

Epi hybrids can be grown in small or large containers, as hanging plants, or on benches. If placed on the ground, put something under them that allows the drain holes to work correctly.

The plants do not like direct sun and require filtered light. This is most easily accomplished by hanging or placing them on shelves under patio covers, in trees, under shade cloth, or in a lathe house.

Epiphyllum plants are new world plants that usually inhabit coastal rainforests. Which means they like to be moist but not wet. They do best in temperatures between 45 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. They will tolerate lower and higher temperatures if cared for properly. They will even tolerate low temperatures in the high 20s to low 30s for a short period. However, you are stressing them severely, and it is best not to expose them to freezing temperatures.