Rhipsalis Care and Propagation - Plant One On Me - Ep 128
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- Rhipsalis are a type of jungle cacti primarily native to South America and often found growing as epiphytes, which means on trees. They are fast becoming a popular houseplant-mainly for their ease for growing indoors and their cool draping stems, which make them a great hanging basket plant.
In this episode, I'll cover some interesting tidbits about Rhipsalis, how many species have been discovered, general care tips and propagation. This episode also was lovingly sponsored by Espoma.
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I looooooove these longer episodes about a certain species!!
glad you enjoyed.
Me too!
@@drawitout /there's so much more really useful information in this video than all others I have watched. Thanks
@@summerrayneoakes hi friend
I’d like to add for those that don’t already know-The most devastating driver of the deforestation Summer mentioned is due to animal agriculture. Currently ~1.5 acres of rainforest are deforested (primarily burned) PER SECOND world wide, to make way for grazing animals.
I encourage anyone and everyone to look into plant based alternatives, and consider a vegan lifestyle if you have not already. It was one of the best decisions I’ve made in life; for so many reasons.
Thank you, Summer for another great video. 🙏🏼
I like meat and will continue eating it, but I only get local meat.
Shipping meat or worse, living animals, around the globe is madnesses.
Thats true... suported by the worst brazilian president ever.Impeachment now!!
Yes, the low fat whole food vegan life is wonderful!
My Rhipsalis is about 25 years, 2 metres long and blooms twice a year with tiny white flowers which turn in white berries.
I repot like every 5 years and in spring and summer i give once in two weeks regular houseplant food. In growing period i water twice a week, in winter once a week
Beautiful. Thank you for adding your experiences for the viewers here.
Having all these plants in a house, will it cause too much moisture , that will create mould , I was just wondering, great video
wooow! I would loove to see a picture now xD
@@bevjd4321 your humidity will definitely rise in your house, but even with all my plants, I'm not experiencing moldy conditions. I would recommend to up your air flow in your house if you're concerned.
@@summerrayneoakes agree with this. I've got aquariums and maybe 100 plants in my bedroom and run humidifiers. Definitely no problems in spring, summer or fall. In winter I open the windows once or twice a day, even for only 5 minutes. I run small fans on timers. I clean once a week. Zero problems with mold, mildew, or plant fungus that way. Even plants sitting on unfinished wood shelves. Air flow makes a huge difference.
I love to think that "house plant enthusiasts" are playing their part in species conservation. I hope we can become more intentional about it.
plants enthusiasts are playing a role in conservation but can also be responsible for the extinction in the wild. Like animals some plants are searched and taken from the forests, so they can be sold in stores or on internet. This is the case with some rare plants in the Philippines are also from South America (Some Anthuriums for example)
Summer Rayne Oakes, thank you for your inspiring planting videos on CZcams. I also experiment with plant propagation on a small hobby scale. This also applies to leaf cactus species such as Epiphyllum, Rhipsalis and lid cactus Schlumbergia. Cuttings on the ground often take a long time and there is a constant risk of drying out or rotting. Sometimes I put cuttings in a small glass terrarium, hydro granules at the bottom, moss on top and the cuttings on top. Due to the high humidity and more constant temperature, new roots easily form on the cuttings. I also place the cuttings directly in a glass vase with a bottom of fresh water, which I change regularly. This roots many times faster than on the ground, loss due to desiccation or rot is minimal and the cutting suffers little growth retardation, it does not have to dry first before putting it in water. Once rooted, place several together in the cuttings in a pot with a suitable potting soil mix (some white sand or perlite through the potting soil. In the beginning, slightly moister to let the roots get used to the transition to soil, then leave the soil dry out before the next watering. It is better to use a somewhat small pot so that the soil will dry out more quickly, which reduces the risk of rot or other plant diseases. In winter when the days are shorter and cooler I keep the plants drier so that they are at rest with growth stop. This prevents the plants from growing thin during the winter growing conditions. So much for my experiences with the sub-tropical epiphytic cacti which I want to share here. Good luck with your plant hobby and informative videos about the plant hobby. Marcel, from the Netherlands.
I'm from Paraná (Brazil), and here I collect some seeding of these rhipsalis growing naturally on the trees ( 1 specis that you show on the video "hatiora" and other " oblonga") thanks for your explanation
I never fail to learn something new from these videos. I love your incorporation of environmental issues as well as scientific terms. 👍👍
Very pleased you can appreciate the deeper contexts here Aika. Thanks for tuning in!
Like many others during the pandemic, I became an indoor plant collector. I first became obsessed with philodendrons...then other tropical aroids...and now jungle cacti. I have a Lepismium cruciforme, a fernleaf cactus, a dragon fruit cactus, and a Rhipsalis baccifera. Today I received a shipment of more Rhipsalis! I received a 7ft long R. paradoxa, several R. paradoxa minor (is this R. pacheco-leonis?), a R. sulcata, a Euphorbia phosphorea, and a 6ft long Cissus Quadrangularis! The seller also sent three small Rhipsalis cuttings.
I have been using my traditional aroid mix with no problems (1p worm castings, 2p soil, 3p perlite, 4p fir bark). The new epiphytic cacti that I received today are in more of a cactus/bonsai/well draining mix. I really need to watch how I water these. I find I am expanding my tropical collection of plants past aroids and philodendrons.
Thank you for the informative video.
I was drawn to it for propagation information.
omg your timing is impeccable! I just splurged on a rhipsalis baccifera that i’ve had my eye on for a couple months! Sounds like they’re gaining in popularity really quickly... *runs to start propagations*
I have been looking for the proper name of this plant for ages. I saw one when I was a kid and loved it. Thank you!
Hi! Hi got a branch of rhipsalis from a flower designer in Bucharest and I succeeded to make it beautiful but then I did the mistake with sun conditions and wrong soul mix, that made it then yellow and stop growing! That’s what brought me to look for advise and I bumped into your video 😊 I love the way you talk about plants - your knowledge and manner to handle them. It’s magical and I tell you that as a bonsai lover since the age of 9 😁 you are Amazing !
Thanks
I love rhipsalis. I just adopted a small hairy stemmed one. He has exploded with great green growth
Every time I get a plant that is new to me, you come out with a video that explains the care beatifully. Thank you. Much love and many blessings.
So glad you gain insight from the content Renee. Thanks for watching.
I've just got one, from off my secret santa list. I am on Cloud 9 having wanted one for so very long. It is totally lush, and I can't wait to propagate, grow, love it, care for it - I am in love and hope one day to have a plant sanctuary like yours. Please never stop your sharing xox
I am inlove with Rhipsalis plants. So far I've had a good experience growing them. They are so easy to take care of and they look so unique!
Summer, You are my hero!!! You are who I wanna be when I grow up (I’m 33🤣). I love all your videos, but in this one when you stopped to provide explanations and definitions in texts for terms that a plant newbie may not know, I realllllly appreciated it!! You are always sharing so much knowledge and do so so eloquently and clearly!!!!
And I also have to compliment your outfit- I just love that printed crop top with that pop of pink!!! You have it all going for you!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!! 💜🌱🌵💜
Hey Heidi, so pleased that you're enjoying the content; and yes, I'm fully aware that many of the viewers here are newbies, while some are pros, so it's always challenging to strike the balance between new and informative and also foundational. So pleased to hear that I struck a balance in this video for you. (Oh and thanks for complimenting on the outfit. The top is by an independent designer in Athens, Greece and the skirt is vintage that I picked up from a local shop, Amarcord many years back.
Summer has such a talent for teaching about houseplants in a very scientific way that's not too overwhelming and difficult to follow. I also love the conversation on conservation accessibly brought up in a way that hopefully gets everyone interested to be informed about different ways we are trying to save the planet.
Finally I can add a name to those plants my mother is growing. I'm taking care of them this summer and have them outside in the shade. They seem to love it, even though we have had several heat waves with temperatures above 40°C, they grow like crazy. I already took a few bits for propagation, because now I want one, too. ;)
So far, I only had Christmas/Easter cacti which I grow in Lechuza Pon (mineral substrate with long term fertilizer) with a wick system and it's working well. Plus, I don't need to bother with watering too often - they take what they need from the reservoir. ;) My mother has her Rhipsalis plants in cactus soil, some sandy well draining mix, which also works well - according to her they bloom reliably every year. As of yet, I'm undecided how I want to grow my "stolen" Rhipsalis bits. Perhaps I will try out the mineral substrate/wick system combination first.
Thank you for generally providing well-founded information on plants, especially on a platform that usually has your average Joe/Jane showing countless repotting vids with "insight" copied from other repotting youtubers... 👍
Great video! Very informative with a lot of useful tips. I started collecting jungle cactus about a year ago, and now I'm obsessed with rhipsalis specifically. They're so funky and forgiving (fortunately)!
By far the best video on Jungle Cacti, thanks for explaining in great detail with real plants that you are growing for some time. This sure helps to put things in perspective. I also want to thank you for creating awareness about our planet's Rain forest and the flora & fauna in them that are being destroyed at an alarming rate.... Thanks a lot...
I'm so pleased you appreciate the messages of conservation. I believe we can deepen our engagement and action with nature through our everyday activities, and why not start with something as humble as a houseplant? Thanks for watching.
I've been watching your videos for about a month now and you have become my go to for all plant needs, like a personal plant guru! Every time I buy a new plant I look for one of your videos and most often there is a comprehensive care video for it, just brought home Rhipsalis pilocarpa and Rhipsalis cassutha and I can't wait to repot these beauties!! Long videos about specific species is the best, thanks again!!
I really admire your work Summer! You’re such a wonderful teacher and communicator. I love rhipsalis too ☺️
This video is incredible. You share all this information in a very comprehensive way that it makes it so easy and fun to learn about plants....Thank you so much! All I can think now is where to go find those 30 something types of Rhipsalis 😍
Very pleased you like the information out there!
I would love to see all of the species of rhipsalis that you have in your collection
Loved this! I have the Rhipsalis Baccifera and the Hatiora and they both have flourished baking in a south facing window in full sun(I live in the UK) and it's been a HOT summer 🤗
Thank-you! For talking about our responsibility as plant owners to protect species as we enjoy. :)
Wow I loved this episode! I’ve had thanksgiving cactus for years but never knew its Latin name until only recently. Also I picked up an Rhipsalis ewaldiana about a month ago from a wonderful small grower and am now trying to propagate it. I seem to gravitate to plants that drape and have thick leaves - hoyas, peperomia, dischidia. It’s so fun to touch their leaves and give ‘em a little squeeze!
Summer Rayne Oakes, thank you for your inspiring planting videos on CZcams. I love your all content, continue please. oh keep writing about planting tree, because you know about todays worlds nature.
Thank you Summer!! 💖💖💖💖 I’ve been growing mine in a terrarium for months now and it’s thriving
Just came across this account and I can’t wait to watch more! So educational but so engaging at the same time
Explaining the cellular levels of these plants...
necessary: No
So awesome and educational: Yes
Thank you so much for this video! Rhipsalis are among my favorite plants and I rarely ever see much information about them. It was nice to see some of the varieties that I haven't managed to collect yet.
What a fabulous video, I have recently discovered this plant and live in tropical Australia so have it outside where they provide me with endless enjoyment watching the unusual way they grow and the overall impact of their look. The comprehensive information in this video is refreshing and I love how it is evidence based citing research rather than someone's random opinion. Thank you!
Summer I have watched a number of different plant videos yours are the best. You know what you are talking about and I appreciate that you share your knowledge with us. Thank you
Astonishingly intelligent! Learned lots about not just rhipsalis (which I'm now propagating at home, for a weekend project), but about plants and botany in general. Thank you many times over!
Fantastic show! Can't wait to watch and learn more!
A master class in rhipsalis. Absolutely wonderful. Thankyou!
Summer, thank you for this well done video, I am now even more motivated to get my first Rhipsalis (Christmas cactus).
I love your enthusiasm and expansive knowledge on plants! Your diction is amazing and I love learning new words and more about plants!
I made a comment stating the same, but you said it very succinctly and with less words!!!!!
Hi Chance, very pleased you're enjoying the content and that it's interesting to you! And also appreciate that you enjoy the deeper knowledge bombs :)
I’ve learned to really appreciate and fall in love with these quirky species.
I haven't heard of these plants before. I love the backroom one! Great video.
Many tropical ecosystems have a prolonged dry season with no rain for 6 months so succulent characteristics allow these plants to survive. Incidentally, "jungle" is a fuzzy term. Many Rhipsalis grow in tropical cloud forest, a relatively cool mountain ecosystem with frequent rain in the season but mists for most of the year. "Coffee country".
This video is excellent. I especially appreciate your vocabulary. Today, I added three different rhipsalis to my houseplant collection. I have a feeling this is only the beginning. Thanks.
Generally not a commenter, but just discovered your videos --- not only are you just adorable but sooo soo informative!!! i've had a rhipsalis for about 10 years now clueless to what it was and at a loss of words on how to describe it for google. But i've learned so much from your video, and who knew i was a plant mama to sucha interesting and unique cactus !
Love your passion for plants!
I learn so much from your videos. I am fairly new to growing plants although my love for plants has always been but never had the confidence to grow them so here we go!
You are so smart with this information I had to watch this a few times love your knowledge keep up the good work
Well done. Thank you for such a wonderful presentation.
Super informative! Great video 💚🌿
Yesss! Just got two of these and had looked for this vid yesterday on your Chanel 🤣 perfect timing!!
glad the timing worked out for you! Thanks for watching!
I really appreciate the educational content !! Thank you Summer ..
Great video! 👍 You always give us good content. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Regina. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Yes this vid is old but I love it! I really appreciate the way u teach the proper terms. Thank you!
I love this video. I am a cacti and succulents collector and I am starting to love jungle cacti because of your videos 💚🌵🌿🌺
This was incredibly informative. You got yaself a new follower 😊😊😊
Thanks for sharing.. I got two of these Rhipsalis plants from Home Depot in June 2019, I need to repot them this spring due to root bounded. I will use the potting mix you suggested. I just love them. Thank you so much.
Super awesome info treasury on these!
did not know the xmas cactus that we had for 2 years now actually a kind of Rhipsalis! thank you for the episode, really helpful to know and motivating to want to have more of them for genus preservation.
Wow Thank You Summer I just finished watching this video and now I am armed with more information on the care and propagation of these beauties. I have an over twenty year old Christmas cactus that use to belong to my mother, and when she passed away I got her and she is a beauty, I moved her to my north facing window and she is putting out a ton of growth, all in the darker reddish color, I'm loving this so much. I have two other varieties of Christmas cactus, I think one is an Easter cactus, it's leaves aren't the spear like ones, they are more rounded. I also have a 15 plus Rhipsalis that I adore also,I love them all. Thanks so much Summer this was a great video.
Very pleased that you enjoyed it fully Holly and can look at your jungle cacti with new eyes too!
I’ve come to love the epiphytic plants because of their uniqueness . The Rhipsalis is one in particular that I love because in my collection on my northeast patio they thrive and seem to help my other succulents as well.
I've had my rhipsalis for years (long before I started learning about plants) and watered it often like most of my plants, and it loves it. I didn't know any better, but it's worked out really well. I really do not let it dry out ever. It's now about 4 feet long!
This one is so easy to propagate and grow.
(The kind I have is the one that looks like hair)
The best thing I can recommend is keep it in a somewhat small pot (it doesn't have a huge root system, but the longer it gets the harder it is to repot!!!) and twist off pieces and stick them in the soil to keep the top looking full.
Thank you for adding your personal experiences here for the viewers and readers!
Summer Rayne Oakes lol my pleasure.
You’re the queen of plants but I wanted everyone to know they can be as inept as I am and still keep rhipsalis alive!
I really appreciate these species specific care videos! 🌿🌵🌱🪴☘️
I've learned so much from you!
Thank you! 💚
Would love to see some new ones! ✌️
Very informative video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Love ur channel
Amazing information! Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. As you said rhipsalis are native from southwest Brazil, specially the region where my state, São Paulo is situated and the temperatures can get very low at night unlike the northwest Brazil. And also precipitation is not as massive so they don't have drenching rain pours, which fits completely with your explanation.
Thanks for adding additional context and observation to the video Edson.
I'm a huge fan of Rhipsalis and jungle cacti species, I'm loosing count of mine at home. It's great to learn more about them. Loved the video!
Thanks for discussion the conservation aspect. I feel like sometimes we get very interested in rare plants as a community, but do not question where that rarity has come from, or whether we're making things worse by picking up a plant that is endangered and was ripped from the environment just for us
Rhipsalis is one of my favorite genus!
I literally just purchased a paradox and elliptica today. This video is extremely informative.
Greatly appreciated.
Such an interesting video, thank you 🙂
I love Rhipsalis💙 thank you for this video🌻
One of my fave channels after Garden Answers 😍😍
Glad you're enjoying the content!
Excellent work!
First...can I just say, I love your name!! I’m a hippie want-a-be...born in 1960...I would of loved a name like that!! Lol
I have loved plants all my life & recently rekindled my macrame talents from my ‘teen’ years!! Rhipsalis are a NEW obsession!! This was such an amazing video! One of my many favorites!!! Thank you for sharing your VAST KNOWLEDGE!! 🌵💚🌵
Always. Love all your vids
I was impressed. It is good information in depth and contains passion and the future. Thank you.
One of my favorite plants! I really enjoyed this video! I have six Rhipsalis now...not as many as you. :) It's a start.. lol. They have been easy for me so far. Thank you, Summer.
very pleased. thanks for watching!
Great video with very informative information.. Thx so much for sharing all your knowledge on this species.. 😍😊
My pleasure.
I haven't seen any Rhipsalis at my nursery. Great video.
Also, I love your outfit. You look so cute!
Just so pleased to have discovered your channel Summer ~ I am learning so much more about plants. You take it to another level, ie calcium oxalate crystals and their role within the epidermis...so cool! I have 60 cactus/succulent plants here in London and some are 4ft tall. They do well in my S/SW windows, and taking your advice I now keep my Hatiora, and Epiphyllum (hybrids?) in semi shade for them to thrive. I have quite a few Mammillarias (many as difficult to identify as Rhipsalis!) though I have a wonderfully named Mammillaria Supertexta (nothing to do with cell phones!) and a large clump of Mammillaria carnea, Opuntia imbricata (now Kleinia?) and others, a tall Cereus Peruvianus, and a monstrose version, a wonderful vicious looking Ferrocactus latispinus!, Gasterias, various Aloes, Haworthia and as yet unidentified large columnars! Keep up the brilliant work!
LOVE HER! AND LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!!!
I really enjoyed watching your very informative video... you're very knowledgeable. I bought a Dancing Bones cactus about 40 years ago... it got very long and bloomed hundreds of tiny yellow flowers year after year. It started to get woody and died back some. I only have a small part of it left. I recently bought one at a plant store and it was lovely but planted in way too much soil. I truly think it had root rot when I bought it. Not much left. At the same plant store I went back and bought some starter plants thinking I would have better luck. These too barely had any roots! I bought root hormone and I really hope I can save them. After being so successful with my original, I think I'm giving it proper care.
I LOVE rhipsalis- especially the thin branched little guys.
Great video. Thank you.
I love rhipsalis! I have 4 that I bought on Ebay! Beautiful plants.
I want one too. Any vendor you recommend?
Very informative!
I have 6 jungle cactus. My most recent purchase is a lepisium cruciformis spirialis. They are fascinating plants ! Thank you for this video
You're very welcome. Very fun and rewarding plants to grow indoors.
I fell in love with rhipsalis pilocarpa when I got a small section of one, and have had to go and get a few more of it to make a fuller plant. Now that it's growing like a weed, I'll be propagating it to share so that I can help it never be lost. It's really a pretty plant. I have some other jungle cacti, and some hoya and will pretty much be treating them all similarly now! thanks for making these informative videos, I'll be looking for some of the other endangered species next time I want a new one!
Very pleased these videos have been useful! And yes, R. pilocarpa is a real show stopper!
I've propagated many times rhipsalis only in water glass. After they grew some roots i put them in wet soil. Worked every time with princess of the night and chirstmas cactus. Nice videoss ^^
I have rhipsalis mistletoe maybe and it’s definitely a favorite. Like art in a pot !
This is so helpful thanks.
I enjoy every single episode
I have a few diff species and have many times started new plants and past them onto other and will continue to do so they are amazing when they flower
Houseplant care, environmental issues, and taxonomic news---a perfect video.
Wow now this i learned alot in fact I'm going to save to a playlist. To watch again later. 38 mmmm i got alot to get i guess. I love my holiday ones and i am just starting to propergate. Your right it's easy to do them.
Such an informative video! The only cactus I grow is Christmas and Thanksgiving cactus. The Thanksgiving cactus is doing great on my patio but theother one is struggling. Hope to revive it and crossing my fingers they bloom this year! Love your channel and all the wonderful information and I'm learning to pronounce plant names by watching!
I came across your channel out of curiosity.. Then I learned about so much about plants, home gardening, and even aesthetics of home decoration using plants.. Thanks for teaching a unique way @plants... It’s a visual treat to watch your episodes.. Did I say even hostess is energetic;-)?
Hi Erin, very pleased that you're getting much out of the videos :)
I love these!
How did you know I wanted to know more about Rhipsalis? haha I definitely want to get some. So structural/graphic -- I love their lines! The coolest ones are hard to come-by (here), I've found, though.
As far as other jungle cacti, I love Schlumbergera because they're also so easy to share, but they burst with amazing blooms. The ones I have now are from my grandmother and great-grandmother's plants, but I would be open to adding that cool yellow-green one to the fam.
P.S. There were no plant shops in my area to use your book at, but I was traveling to Portland, so I took the book and found some of my wish-list plants there! I brought them back in my personal item carry-on. Security stopped me, swiped the plants/bag for dangerous substances, got a positive read (fertilizer, I assume), and I thought they were going to take them! ;( But they let me keep them. :) Got some strange looks and funny comments as I walked down the aisle with and then carried string of dolphins for hours the entire flight (so breakable), but it was fun to join in!
Really glad you had a chance to participate in the Plant Shop Pub Crawl. Sounds like it was quite the journey. And I have to say, I've been there before with hoofing plants on a plane--lots of em! Glad to hear you also got some bucket list plants. My string of dolphins have started to spread a bit and look more like manta rays!
Summer Rayne Oakes Hey summer I found my string of dolphins also become more manta-raylike when exposed to more light. I guess if we wanted to keep the more compact dolphin shape we could put it away from so much light?
Very informative ❤
I got the answer to a question why there are many cactuses here since I moved to Bali from Japan. I believed that they should be in dry desert. I see them potted in front of houses, or even used for the dividing strip on the road. They look healthy and happy in both rainy and dry seasons. Thank you, Summer. I really enjoy your programs.