How to tend a Hatiora salicornioides

Also known as: Rhipsalis lagenaria Vöcht., Rhipsalis villigera (K.Schum.) Orcutt, Cactus lyratus Vell., Hariota gracihs F.A.C.Weber, Hariota salicornioides (Haw.) DC., Hariota salicornioides (Haw.) Kuntze, Hariota salicornioides var. gracilior Gürke, Hariota salicornioides f. gracilior (Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.) A.Cast., Hariota salicornioides var. strictior Gürke, Hariota salicornioides f. strictior (C.F.Först.) A.Cast., Hariota salicornioides f. villigera (K.Schum.) A.Cast., Hariota stricta (F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum., Hariota villigera K.Schum., Hatiora salicornioides f. gracilis (F.A.C.Weber) Süpplie, Hatiora salicornioides f. stricta (Cels ex F.A.C.Weber) Süpplie, Hatiora saluginoides Britton & Rose, Rhipsalis gracilis F.A.C.Weber, Rhipsalis stricta Cels ex F.A.C.Weber, Rhipsalis salicornioides Haw., Cactus salicornioides (Haw.) Link & Otto, Cactus trichotomus Tenore ex Steud., Hariota gracilis F.A.C.Weber, Hatiora salicornioides f. villigera (K.Schum.) Süpplie, Hatiora salicornioides var. stricta (Cels ex F.A.C.Weber) Backeb., Hatiora salicornioides var. villigera (K.Schum.) Backeb., Rhipsalis salicornioides var. gracilis F.A.C.Weber, Rhipsalis salicornioides var. stricta F.A.C.Weber, Rhipsalis salicornioides var. strictior C.F.Först., Rhipsalis salicornioides var. villigera (K.Schum.) Loefgr., Rhipsalis schottmuelleri Hort. ex Schelle, Hatiora salicornioides f. salicornioides , Rhipsalis salicornioides var. gracilior Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.

Watering

Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter dormancy

Sunlight

Likes strong light, put in sunny places

Soil

Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring to autumn

Pruning

Remove dead and rotten part timely

About this plant

Origin
Mexico
Category
Cactaceae, Rhipsalis
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Succulent plants, sometimes flowers with a short period flowering time 2-3 days
Flower colors
Green, flower color light yellow, orange, pink
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