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Rhipsalis teres forma heteroclada – Clumping Epiphytic Cactus-Clumping branches

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Brand : Rhipsalis
Soil Type : Loam, Peat
Climate : Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Mountain
Seller Notes : “3 cutting of 4 inches each from mother plant. This plant is on C.I.T.E.S. and cannot be exported.”
Features : Evergreen
Common Name : Orchid Cactus
Color : Green
Foliage : draping
Watering : Medium
Item Length : 4 in
Genus : Rhipsalis
Item Weight : 1 ox
Growth Habit : Clumping
Season of Interest : Fall, Spring
Indoor/Outdoor : Indoor & Outdoor
Plant Form : Cutting/Leaf
Type : Orchid Cactus, Epiphytic Cactus
Sunlight : Dappled Sunlingh, Medium Sun
Growth Rate : Slow
Soil pH : Acidic
Number in Pack : 3
Growth Stage : Vegetative

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 plant Branches – often in verticillate clusters, much more slender than the main stem,1 to 2 mm. in diameter Areoles – 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 USPS Plant is listed on C.I.T.E.S no export from the United States.

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