Rhipsalis is a genus of about 35 species of jungle cacti, mostly native to the Mata Atlantica in Brazil. It’s a tropical rainforest cactus, so its care is quite different than most cacti. It also looks incredibly different, with a long, trailing and great diversity of appearance between species.
This particular Rhipsalis is an unknown variety from Venezuela and we’ll be using it as an example of care for many species of Rhipsalis.
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Very cool cacti I love cacti
Wow yours has grown quite a lot, I got one after I saw yours and mine has not grown too much yet.
I don't believe I have ever seen that plant anywhere. If it got 20 feet long, would it still be just as thin? I'll have to look it up; because, I have other questions. Thanks for sharing the video.
Hey there.
Great video.
This plant has been on my wish/want list, so I think I'm gonna give one a try.
I have to admit, I got a little excited when I saw a new uploaded video from you.
Thanks for posting.
Cool!
Thanks for sharing this plant. It’s not really my jam, but I know people love them 🙂
Great video could you do a video on elk horn fern
In Venezuela they grow in dark shade, usually with more branches big Saman trees.
Looks like a pencil stick cactus or fire stick cactus. R u familiar with those ? If so clip on it? I’m in Canada and growing that plant now that u mention here although I thought it was a fire stick cactus and have been staking it so whereas to strengthen the trunk. Wow now not sure which one I have
Hi there, are you able to tell me what type of Rhipsalis is this one? And do you know how to propagate it? If you do and let us know, it will be great 🙂 thanks 🙂
How to propagate? Thanks for the video
I'm a new subscriber – really enjoy your videos!! I have either a Rhipsalis occidentalis or a Rhipsalis goebeliana, I've had it for a few years & I tried putting it in more light, less light, more watering & less watering but it still gets dead, crispy leaves at the bottom. What am I doing wrong? Please help!
I tried this and terracotta dries the plant out to much. Stay with small plastic pots and shady areas.
Actually , R, bacciffera is native from tropical America to Africa to Ceylan. It is the only cactus considered to be native to anywhere other than the Americas.
Here in Brazil we can find easily in old trees.
I never let mine dry out completely.
The danger of that is the core can become damaged after a certain point without water and lose the ability to transfer water down the length of the tendril. When that happens they just rot from the bottom and if you try to prop above they typically fail because their core cant deliver water.
I have about 15 different kinds – all in terra cotta with a loose mix.
I water them just before they dry
They're all in bright indirect light with little to no direct light.
if you have a tree in your yars haing them in handing baskets under the tree in summer makes them happy
Hi there! How many days can you leave them without water?
I have a lepismium Bolivian and rhipsalis paradoxa. How do you propagate these? I've had a couple of tendrils come away from the plants. Can they root? If so, water or soil? Thanks
I have rhipsalis
But you didnt talk about propogation?)
how do you propagate from this plant? thanks 🙂
I have seedlings, how does one care for them?
Thank you for this information, very helpful