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Mistletoe Cactus

Scientific Name: Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S. Mueller) Stearn
Synonym: Cactus caripensis, Cactus fasciculatus, Cactus pendulus, Cassyta baccifera, Cassytha filiformis, Hariota fasciculata, Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. fasciculata , Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. rhodocarpa , Rhipsalis bartlettii, Rhipsalis caripensis, Rhipsalis cassutha, Rhipsalis cassuthopsis, Rhipsalis cassytha var. rhodocarpa , Rhipsalis cassytha, Rhipsalis cassythoides, Rhipsalis dichotoma, Rhipsalis fasciculata, Rhipsalis heptagona, Rhipsalis hookeriana, Rhipsalis hylaea, Rhipsalis madagascariensis, Rhipsalis minutiflora, Rhipsalis neocassutha, Rhipsalis parasitica, Rhipsalis parasitica, Rhipsalis pilosa, Rhipsalis suarensis, Rhipsalis suareziana, Rhipsalis undulata
Family: Cactaceae

Rhipsalis baccifera in a New York Botanical Garden greenhouse

Recommended Temperature Zone:
USDA: 9b-10

Frost Tolerance: Semi tender, needs protection on coldest nights

Sun Exposure: Light shade to shade

Origin: Florida, Mexico to Brazil

Growth Habits: Hanging epiphytic cactus, stems to 6 feet long (1.8 m)

Watering Needs: Water freely in spring and summer

Propagation: Cuttings, seeds

Grow Rhipsalis in a porous soil, to which you have added peat or sterile leaf mold. Fertilize occasionally. Water abundantly during the growing season, and particularly when the plant is blooming.
The species name "baccifera" comes from the Latin for "bearing berries".

Propagation:
Cuttings root in 2 to 6 weeks depending on the season

Links:
Rhipsalis

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