Lepismium houlletianum

How to grow Lepismium houlletianum growing and care:

Can survive 5-30C (41-86F), optimal temperature 20-28C, well-drained soil, moist, high humidity, fertilizer can give in spray algae or other liquid fertilizer also possible to give organic matter, better to hang in a pot or cork, acid soil 5.5-6.5

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed – seeds rare need to sow in 25C, keep the soil moist and cover the soil with nylon that will keep high humidity / Vegetative reproduction – need to cut stem better in the connection with other stem with the hand slowly break it, possible also just to cut part of the stem, cut and lay down for few days before put it in the soil, spray small amount water few time a day, soil need to be well ventilated and stabile that the stem won’t move, try to give the plant 25C it will be the best result.

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but easier to start from cutting and better success ratio

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Spines, sensitive to drought

Planting season:
All year, in places

Pests and diseases:
Slugs, aphids

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Just for design, dead parts

Size of the plant:
0.4-1.3 m, 32-65 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / Slow growing

Water requirement:
Small amount of water with high humidity but need to be wet, that plant absorb water from the air its epiphyte

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Shade with little sun will be the best, expose to sun can be only with 100% of humidity that will protect the plant from the sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes, when grow it indoor need to take care of the humidity that suffer in air condition and heater that dry the air

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes, need that the soil that will be well ventilated and airy also need good to use peat, moss, dead leaves (after compost) or organic material, also add something light that will prevent from the soil to be too much heavy like lava grit or just to by orchid soil, switch the soil every 2-3 years, better to switch soil under 20C.

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Winter / Spring / Summer, can bloom every few month depend the condition that given

General information about the flower
White to cream flowers multi-petals and can grow next to each joint next to the spines

Scientific name:

Lepismium houlletianum