Hatiora (Rhipsalidopsis) rosea
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Hatiora (Rhipsalidopsis) rosea
In response to a wants thread, I photographed my plant today - something I should have done it a couple of weeks ago in peak bloom. It seems happy in a cool, North-East facing window in my bathroom.
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Re: Hatiora (Rhipsalidopsis) rosea
One of my favourite epiphytic cacti I have some 3 year old seedlings, no flowers yet
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Re: Hatiora (Rhipsalidopsis) rosea
Looks good. I find the trouble with this, and several similar plants, is they can do well for a while, then suddenly collapse, or at least, lose their roots.
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Re: Hatiora (Rhipsalidopsis) rosea
This is one of those plants, that in my experience anyway, seems to do well if grown in a very open orchid type mix of bark, perlite, sphagnum, and watered very often (daily in the summer) and kept very cool. The same goes for Hatiora herminiae and Schlumbergera opuntioides.
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Re: Hatiora (Rhipsalidopsis) rosea
I think it's in some Homebase potting compost (largely coir?) with a bit of perlite and cat litter. I often don't water it for weeks, certainly nowhere near daily in summer. It seems quite drought tolerant. I suspect the aspect is key - normally quite cool, so even if it is dry for a while it doesn't dehydrate much.Ali Baba wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:21 pm This is one of those plants, that in my experience anyway, seems to do well if grown in a very open orchid type mix of bark, perlite, sphagnum, and watered very often (daily in the summer) and kept very cool. The same goes for Hatiora herminiae and Schlumbergera opuntioides.
I've not had the other 2 plants, but would be keen to give them a go. I tried some H. herminiae seed a couple of month ago. Zero germination unfortunately.
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Re: Hatiora (Rhipsalidopsis) rosea
I’m sure whatever you are doing is the right thing . If you want to have another go with herminiae seed I will have loads later on, just pm meesp wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:11 pmI think it's in some Homebase potting compost (largely coir?) with a bit of perlite and cat litter. I often don't water it for weeks, certainly nowhere near daily in summer. It seems quite drought tolerant. I suspect the aspect is key - normally quite cool, so even if it is dry for a while it doesn't dehydrate much.Ali Baba wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:21 pm This is one of those plants, that in my experience anyway, seems to do well if grown in a very open orchid type mix of bark, perlite, sphagnum, and watered very often (daily in the summer) and kept very cool. The same goes for Hatiora herminiae and Schlumbergera opuntioides.
I've not had the other 2 plants, but would be keen to give them a go. I tried some H. herminiae seed a couple of month ago. Zero germination unfortunately.
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Re: Hatiora (Rhipsalidopsis) rosea
ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:27 pm I find the trouble with this, and several similar plants, is they can do well for a while, then suddenly collapse, or at least, lose their roots.
I'd agree with Ralph and Ali Baba. If grown in a greenhouse with cactus favouring conditions, it can easily dry up, more so the basal segments than those higher up the stem. If grown as a house plant, including standard houseplant type watering regime, it's much happier. An epiphytic rainforest plant isn't going to be happy in desert conditions.
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