Wittia
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The genus Wittia comprises small epiphyte cacti found in Colombia, Panama and as far as northern Peru. They are very appreciated as decorative plant because of their prolific flowering.
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Description
Wittia species are highly ramified. Ramifications are thin, green and flat, reaching 15 to 45 cm in length and 4 to 7 cm in width. The central vein is very marked, and the edge of each ramification clearly crenellated.
Flowers are cylindricalm red or red-violet and slightly bluish . They are rarely bigger than 2.5 cm in length. Fruits are small and angular, red-greenish or red.
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Culture
These species are easy to grow; they multiply by seed or by cuttings, as is usually the case for epiphyte cacti.
