queen of the night
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
USDA zones10 to 12
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 10 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, pink, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Queen of the night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) is a succulent for containers, specimen planting, and xeriscape. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. The fragrant flowers open after sundown from pink buds and close by morning. Each bloom is about seven inches wide.
Pairs well with Pink banana, Pineapple sage, and Papyrus.
Native range
Central Mexico to Nicaragua.