A really unusual and decorative novelty. This epiphytic cactus from Central America has flattened, strap-like stems with deeply crenate margins. This monstrose form has stems that are twisted and curled in a most peculiar fashion. A night bloomer with three inch white flowers that are followed by large showy pink fruits about the size of ping-pong balls. Easy to grow and can be propagated from cuttings or as we prefer, by seed.

Note: This plant is on C.I.T.E.S. and can not be exported.

An especially attractive form of L. cruciforme with pretty pink flowers that we obtained originally from the collection of the Marie Selby Botanical Garden. Native to Southeastern Brazil down to Paraguay and Argentina and is found most commonly on rocks and as an epiphyte in trees. Variable in color with flowers from white to greenish and pink to magenta. This form is pink flowered, which seems to be on the rarer side. Foliage is ribbed or angled, about 3/8th to 1/2 inch wide and straight, not spiraled. The color is mostly green but will blush red when stressed by bright light or by withholding food or water.

CITES plant, no export.

Lepismium cruciforme with pink flowers, seed collected by Dennis Cathcart.

This plant is on C.I.T.E.S.and cannot be exported.

CANA clone of the species with a 3-sided stem (instead of 4-sided like v. myosoris). Larger growing and more robust too with very woolly areoles and multiple white flowers. After flowering it produces large raspberry-red fruits. This is an epiphytic to lithophytic species from eastern Brazil, south to Paraguay.

Note: This plant is listed on C.I.T.E.S. and can not be exported.

NOTE: These are the seedlings grown from the Hans Wiehler clone.

We are not sure of the species of this interesting, epiphytic cactus. It resembles Lepismium cruciflorme and may be a variant of that species. The stems are multi-angled to flat, grayish-green with a red tint in strong light. The areoles have some wooly spines and bear open, pure white flowers. We got this species from the late Dr. Hans Wiehler of the Gesneriad Research Foundation, one that he had collected in Brazil.

Note: This plants is listed on C.I.T.E.S. and may not be exported.

A truly beautiful species. Deep green stems, blushing reddish in strong light, are three or four angled. The angles are somewhat scalloped or notched, with cottony tufts on each areole. Pink blotched flowers and bright red fruit.

C.I.T.E.S. - No export.

THIS PLANT IS ON C.I.T.E.S AND CANNOT BE EXPORTED

This is the real agudoensis known from only one location on a hill from Agudo in the center of the state of Rio Grande de Sul. It is similar in appearance to cereoides, but the new leaves come our red and then turn to green. It has 3-4 angled stems with white flowers and magenta-pink fruit.

We have another species we have been calling agudoensis but are now considering it to be a Hatiora.