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Succulents Partly documented

Rhipsalis goebeliana

A Bolivian epiphytic cactus with flattened, leaf-like stem segments that hang from trees in humid lowland and foothill forest. Treat it like other flat-stemmed Rhipsalis: bright shade, an airy epiphyte mix and a lighter watering through the cooler dry season.

Rhipsalis goebeliana
Photo: Original uploader was Sadambio at hu.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on branches in humid to seasonally dry forest along the Andean foothills of central Bolivia; profile based on the measured climate and the genus.

Recorded at 220-1500 m, median 700 m.

Bolivia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.