Description: A Brazilian species with thin stems, in nature grows on rocks. If grown bright and ‘hard’ can be upright and branching, but grown rather lush, it is as limp as spaghetti. Producing a whorl of branches every few inches or so, it forms a cascading mass of stems. The stems are green, but tint purplish in strong light. White flowers are followed by white fruits. Nice compact species. You will receive 3 cutting that are 4 inches long. Some Multibranching. Plant - stems stiff, dark green, but purple about areoles and tips of branches, often erect in cultivation, much branched toward top of plantBranches - often in verticillate clusters, much more slender than the main stem,1 to 2 mm. in diameterAreoles - small, often bearing a single bristle;Flowers - small, white or greenish;Petals - 5, obtuse, spreading or recurved;Filaments - about 20, white, erect;Style - white, sunken at base into a little cup;Stigma - lobes 3, white;Ovary - green, about 2 mm. long;Fruit - globose, 5 to 6 mm. in diameter, white.This form has stout, cylindrical stem-segments and yellowish flowers. It is often found as a lithophyte enduring high light intensity.Shipped in padded envelope USPSPlant is listed on C.I.T.E.S no export from the United States.
Price: 5 USD
Location: Tarpon Springs, Florida
End Time: 2024-07-31T00:32:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Climate: Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Mountain
Common Name: Orchid Cactus
Color: Green
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor & Outdoor
Growth Habit: Clumping
Item Length: 4 in
Soil Type: Loam, Peat
Brand: Rhipsalis
Plant Form: Cutting/Leaf
Soil pH: Acidic
Season of Interest: Fall, Spring
Type: Orchid Cactus, Epiphytic Cactus
Growth Stage: Vegetative
Watering: Medium
Genus: Rhipsalis
Number in Pack: 3
Growth Rate: Slow
Sunlight: Dappled Sunlingh, Medium Sun
Foliage: draping
Features: Evergreen
Item Weight: 1 ox