Rhipsalis lindbergiana

Rhipsalis lindbergiana is a pendent mistletoe cactus with long, thin stems from the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. It is an easy hanging-basket plant: warm, humid, in bright filtered light, watered like an epiphyte rather than a desert cactus.

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

It is an epiphyte, and sometimes grows on rocks, in humid Atlantic coastal forest and restinga, hanging from trunks and branches. It is common around Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo.

Recorded from sea level to 1,953 m, with a median of 287 m (149 records). Most records are from the lowlands.

Brazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil South

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.