Rhipsalis baccifera syn. Rhipsalis cassutha

Rhipsalis is a genus of epiphytic cacti. They grow mostly pendent, few grow more or less upright or sprawling. They produce flowers that are small, usually about 1 cm in diameter, white or whitish in most species. Yellowish flowers occur in R. dissimilis and R. elliptica and R. hoelleri is the only Rhipsalis species with red flowers. The fruits are always berries, they are whitish or coloured pink, red or yellow. Water freely when in growth, but keep dryer in winter. Mist the leaves regularly with water to increase humidity and make sure the winter temperatures stay above 10°C. The plant is most often found indoors and may simply be mounted on a piece of bark like an orchid or potted in a good cactus mix. Rhipsalis baccifera has pale green pendent stems which can reach up to 9m in length. The stems are very smooth. It blooms sporadically all season long, with the best flushes in mid-spring and again in late summer. The very small yellow to greenish-silvery white flowers are followed by small white fruits.

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  Partial shade

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  Very little water

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  Not Frost hardy

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  Rich and free draining