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Rhipsalis micrantha

A spineless hanging epiphytic cactus of Andean and Central American forest, from near sea level in western Ecuador to about 2900 m. Grow it like a jungle cactus: bright filtered light, an open bark mix, mild temperatures and regular water with a slightly drier spell.

Rhipsalis micrantha
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], 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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Rhipsalis are mostly pendant epiphytes on branches in humid forest, sometimes on rocks. Records cluster in premontane forest of southern Ecuador and the Colombian coffee zone, and in drier Pacific-slope forest of Ecuador and Peru.

5–2900 m, median about 1180 m; most growth happens in premontane forest around 800–1700 m.

ColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorPanamáPeru

🔒 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.