Pruning Night-Blooming Cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

Your night-blooming cereus has brown leaves and leggy round stems. Pruning is simple and safe.

How to Prune

• Use sharp scissors/pruners.
• Cut off brown/damaged sections.
• Cut back leggy round stems—flowers only form on flat, leaf-like stems.
• If round stems have flat sections, cut those off and re-root in the same pot. Discard round parts.

Care Tips

• Full sun (brightest window).
• Water sparingly: winter = every 3–4 weeks.
• Well-draining cactus mix.

Pruning keeps it compact and flower-productive. Don’t fear cutting—it responds vigorously.