	height	1–2ft
	width	8–14in
	tolerates	Heat, Pots
	water needs	Moderate
	water info	This cactus is from tropical areas with frequent rainfall and as such prefers to go mostly dry, but not dry out completely. Given that it likes a quick draining medium watering can be quite frequent, especially in warmer months.
	hardy to	30F
	exposure	Part Sun – Part Shade
	indoor outdoor	Outdoor
	drainage	In Pots: Cactus Mix, Orchid Bark
	fertilizing	All Purpose 1/2 Strength
	origin	Brazil
	california native	No
	sunset zones	17, 21–24

OUTDOOR EXPOSURE GUIDE

Full Sun
Six or more hours of sun beams directly landing on the plant's leaves.

Part Shade
Three to five hours of sun beams directly landing on the plant's leaves.

Part Sun
One to two hours of sun beams directly landing on the plants leaves.

Full Shade
The plant is never fully lit by sun beams, but is in a bright spot or has dappled sunbeams playing over the leaves throughout the day.

Deep Shade
The plant never has dappled light on the leaves, and is in a place that feels dim, even on a nice sunny day.

SUNSET ZONES MAP

Growing Notes

We recommend all purpose fertilizer for this plant, but given the climate of this cactus, it would likely take well to fertilizing with an acidic fertilizer at half strength. If you find your cactus is yellowing acidifying the growing conditions may help green it up.

This plant should be grown mounted or in pots, but not planted in the ground.

Thrives both indoors and out.

Special Interest

The mistletoe cactus is thought extinct in the Brazilian jungles it originally inhabited. Fortunately, it has seeds that are eaten by birds who ‘plant’ it in the urban environment where it continues to thrive on telephone poles, road signs and houses.

Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides

Growing Notes

Special Interest

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