Epiphyllum crenatum – Flower and Fruit

21 Feb 2012 2 Comments

by Lois in 1. Cactus and Succulent Tags: Epiphyllum crenatum, My garden, The Flowers and Fruits

This Epiphyllum crenatum was bought last year in the market. It had three large white flowers with soft and delicate scent. The uneven crenated stems are large, kind of different from the other epis that I have. Now two of the blooms have turned into fruits. The red maroon fruits are round and smooth.

I picked one of the fruits and I cut it open to see how it looked like on the inside. It reminded me of dragon fruits though it was much smaller. The flesh was juicy with the same colour as the skin and it had tiny black seeds. It tasted kind of sweet and sour. Not the most pleasant taste, but it was palatable. Dragon fruit which is commonly known as Pitaya (Hylocereus sp.)  is said to be related to Epiphyllum.