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RIPSALISES – TROPICAL CACTUSES

Ripsalis cacti – planting and care

Ripsalis differs from classic cactus not only in appearance (flat or cylindrical stems, lack of thorns).

These plants are epiphytes and grow on tree trunks.. And if the representatives of the group - Schlumberger and Ripsalidopsis - are well known to flower growers, then ripsalis are much less popular, if not rare. However, the plants are worth it, to pay attention to them.

Uncommon for the Cactaceae family (Cactaceae) the habitat also formed the special agricultural techniques of these "forest" inhabitants.

RIPSALISES – LANDING

Ripsalis requires leafy soil with added fiber peat, chopped sphagnum moss and well-decomposed wood residues, which can be typed in the forest. It is useful to include charcoal in the mixture.. Any epiphytic substrate with the addition of leaf soil is suitable from ready-made soils..

The pot should be chosen wide and shallow, put drainage on the bottom. Young plants are transplanted annually, copies older 5 years - once in 2-3 of the year. Due to the fragility of the shoots, this procedure is not easy..