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Epiphyllum strictum
Green stems with long, strap-like leaves that grow either out of the stems or straight out of the edges of other leaves. Plant is succulent-like in that leaves are slightly thick and have a new leather feel to them. Plant grows some long stems with roots coming out, so it appears to "run".
It's a house plant that I have had for ten years, or so. Indoors by window for six months of the year and outside, under woodland canopy for the other six, so it does very well in relatively low light. Has bloomed only the last two years.
Sorry about adding this non-wild plant, but would love to know what this plant is. I was given a single leaf which I stuck in moist soil in a pot. It grew roots and then started growing both stems and new leaves right out of the original leaf. It's a cool plant. Please ID if you know what this is.
The only thing, however, is unlike most photos of Epiphyllum strictum I have found, the blooms on mine has white anthers rather than yellow.
Wow.. Took four years of off and on searching and asking people knowledgeable in gardening and plants to find out what my plant is. I even showed this photo to a half dozen botanical garden botanists over the years with no luck. Solved the mystery coming across an Etsy shop ad for cuttings. Yeah.. Crazy!
Spotted on Apr 24, 2011
Submitted on Apr 24, 2011
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