Ripsalis

Eiifitnye shrubby cacti from warm wet areas of America and Africa. Shoots thin, often - rod-shaped, highly branched, in many species - articulate;flowers are formed throughout the shoot, small;fruits round.

The most common species in the indoor culture: Ripsalis filiform ♦ Shoots thin, strongly branching, soft;flowers small, whitish;fruits are white. Ripsalis valvular ♦ It differs with bell-shaped flowers. Ripsalis mesembrianthemoid ♦ Shoots resemble branches of conifers, white flowers. Ripsalis thick-winged * Stem branched, articulate;segments flat, diverse in shape from elongate lower to rounded and almost triangular at the tips of shoots, jagged along the edge;Dark green with a purple bloom;flowers yellowish. Ripsalis Ulle ♦ The stem reaches 2 cm in length, at the base it is rounded in cross section, then flattened, the edges are jagged;flowers white.

Features:

Requirement for moisture: for cacti it is very hygrophilous, requires abundant watering, but for better bloom it is necessary to let the earthman sometimes dry up, but not during budding and flowering. A good outflow of moisture is required. In autumn, watering is reduced.

Temperature regimen: in a special winter temperature decrease does not need. The optimum temperatures for this period are 15-18 ° C.Seeds are germinated at a temperature of 20 - 25 ° C.

Light mode: unpretentious.

Requirement for soil: optimum soil mixture from leaf, humus and peat lands in a ratio of 2: 2: 1 with addition of sphagnum and charcoal. Good drainage is mandatory. It is desirable to add to the substrate a brick

crumb or expanded clay. The fertilizers react positively with solutions of fertilizers during budding and flowering, for this purpose either special complex fertilizers for cacti are used, or usual in a concentration that is reduced in half compared to non-coccolent plants.

Reproduction: cuttings and seeds.

Other features: can be grown in baskets or drawers. It is well restored after damage.