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Rhipsalis cf. elliptica-orchid cactus-yellow flower/white berries. 4 Leaf Segs.

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Growth Habit : Running
Common Name : Orchid Cactus
Climate : Sub-tropical
Number in Pack : 4
Seller Notes : “Cutting are fresh, each order consists of four lobe segments of about 1.5 to 2.5 inches.”
Season of Interest : Spring, Summer
Country/Region of Manufacture : Brazil
Color : Green, White
Soil Type : Loam
Watering : Medium
Type : Cacti & Succulents
Brand : Cactus
Sunlight : Full Sun, Medium Sun
Growth Rate : Medium
Genus : Rhipsalis
Plant Form : Cutting/Leaf
Indoor/Outdoor : Indoor & Outdoor
Soil pH : Acidic

Rhipsalis cf elliptica (ISI 96-16) Brazil, has elongated elliptical stems that are unusually thick and stiff. The margins are almost smooth, slightly crenate, the flowers yellow with red fruits. Makes a very nice hanging basket subject. ISI 96-16 Rhipsalis cf. elliptica Lindb. The fleshy, flat, elliptical, leaf-like stems are pendent and resemble those of the convergent Socotran succulent Cissus subaphylla offered below. The flowers are creamy yellow. Rooted cuts of HBG 34534, collected Dec, 9, 1974 by J. A. Fowlie 10 km SSE of Fazenda de Bocaina, 3500’, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Plant – growing in clumps, at first ascending, often hanging from trees. Joints – flat and broad, oblong to elliptic, 3 to 20 cm. long, 2 to 7 cm. broad, the margin faintly to strongly crenate. Flowers – generally 1, sometimes 2 or 3 at an areole, 12 mm. broad. Petals – usually 5, yellowish, widely spreading, oblong, obtuse. Filaments – numerous, nearly red, white; style white; stigma-lobes white, 5. Ovary – not sunken in the branch. Fruit – reddish, a little longer than broad, 6 to 7 mm. long. Type locality : Near Sorocaba, south of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ships USPS Shipping can be combined on multiple cutting orders.

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