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Genus Rhipsalis includes 35 species of cacti, originating from dry areas of Canada to Patagonia and naturalized in the tropics and subtropice. Pendente growth, numerous bends. Stem cylindrical, with ribbed or payment. The flowers are small. Fruit small, spherical, fleshy. Rhipsalis grandiflora, or litofita epiphytic species, originally from Brazil. Pendence growth, reaching 1 m long. Strain segmented, cylindrical, 3 cm in diameter. Creamy-white colored flowers 10-12 mm long, 20 mm in diameter. Fruit spherical, white or red. Grow well in soils rich in humus and well drained. Very sensitive to soil alkalinity. It reproduces by stem cuttings or by seeds. For multiplication by seeds requires a substrate made of sand, compost for cacti andperlite. Temperature should be kept between 25 °C and 33 °C during the day and at least 15 °C at night. In these conditions seeds germinate within a week. Seed germination after 16-18 hours of daylight to ensure daily, but keep out of direct sunlight. Plants can transfuse after 1-2 years. They need very much water, but fall to hold 6-8 weeks without watering to bloom in winter. References Ellen Zach - Tempting Tropicals: 175 Irresistible plants - Oregon, Timber Press, 2005 Ingrid JANTRA - The Hauseplant encyclopedia - U.S., Firefly Books, 2006
See also
 Cactus and succulent plants
Delosperma cooperi
Delosperma cooperi originated southern Africa. Prostrata or erect stem, grows up to 13 cm high and 60 inches wide. Leaves opposite, succulent, cylindrical or 3 angles, without stipule. Flowers solitary or Cime, terminal or axillary, 8 cm diameter, open purple, calyx with 5 lobes unequal, inferior ovary with 5 rooms. Hatiora gaertneri
Hatiora gaertneri pendence is a shrub, very branched. Originally from southeastern Brazil, which grows at altitudes of 350-1300 m. The stem is segmented, each segment is about 5 cm, with small notches on the edges, green mat. Is devoid of thorns, or are very small. Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Juicy species, perennial, native to Madagascar, was introduced in Europe in 1920. The species is named after Robert Blossfeld. Undergrowth of 40 cm height. Leaves simple, opposite, succulent, elliptic to ovata, the strains are from the top of Blong-lanceolata, 2-10 cm long, red margin, crenate, glabra. Agapanthus species. Cultivation and maintenance
Popular name for Agapanthus: English - Lily of the Nile, Africa - agape, Zulu - ubani. Agapanthus has been described for the first time in 1679 and was named by L'Heritier in 1788. The name derives from the Greek 'agape' - love and 'anthis' - relating to flower Aptenia cordifolia Schwantes
Aptenia cordifolia - Prostate species, evergreen, native to southern Africa. Leaves opposite, petiolate, ovat-cord, edge entire, 1-3 cm long. Flowers solitary, terminal or axillary, short pedunculate, 1 cm diameter, 4 sepa unequal petals united at the base, pink to purple, stamens numerous. Blooms in April-August. Fruit capsule, obconica, 4 valves, 1 cm long. House Plant
Fuchsia
Leaves opposite, or verticil every 3.5 leaves, simple, and with the parties they lanceolata, 1-25 cm long, evergreen or decidue. Flower swing; 4 sepa long, thin, short petals 4, ovary inferior. Fruit 5-25 mm, green-reddish, red or purple, edible. Seeds numerous. Solanum rantonnetii
Shrub erect, 1-2 m high. Stem and branches thin. Leaves ovat-lanceolata, dark green. Flowers blue-violet and yellow in the center, 2.5 cm diameter, anther yellow. Blooms in April-August. Light, temperature and humidity necessary orchids
Orchideele are monocotyledonous plants of the family Orchidaceae, including about 20,000 to 35,000 and 40,000 species of hybrids. Except for the polar areas, orchids grow in spontaneously in all climatic zones of the world, about 60 species are widespread in Europe and 140 in the U.S. and Canada. Scindapsus
Planta voluble, originally from Indonesia and the Philippines. Cordiforme leaves, green with white spots, 6-8 cm long, thin stalks, 3-4 cm long, adult leaves oblong-or cordiforme lanceolata, 10-15 cm long, petiole 1.5-2 cm long. Dracaena marginata Lemarck
Popular names: English - Red-edged Dracaena, Madagascar Dragon-Tree, Hawaii - money tree. Dracaena marginata Lemarck is an evergreen species native to Madagascar, was imported into Europe in the XVII century. Bush by 6 m high, formed more vertical stems. Leaves arranged spiral, simple, Sesia, entire, linear, evergreen, green with reddish margins, 15-45 x 0,7-3 cm; nervatiuni parallel. Magnoliopsida
Oenothera biennis - Luminita
Oenothera biennis is a biennial species, native to North America, naturalized in southern Europe. It was introduced in Europe in 1614. Lysimachia vulgaris
Lysimachia vulgaris - perennial species, herbaceous with underground rhizome widespread in temperate regions of Europe and Asia, grows in wet environments, wetlands, side channels and water courses, from 0 to 1200 m altitude. Leycesteria formosa Wall.
Leycesteria formosa, originating from the Himalayas and southwestern China. The species cultivated as ornamental gardens. Lampranthus aurantiacus
Lampranthus aurantiacus. perennial species, succulent native to South Africa. Cultivated as ornamental species for rocarii. Pelargonium Zonal (L.) L' Herit - Muscat
Perennial, stem thick, not very branched, 30-50 cm high. Rotundiforme leaves, 5-7 lobes, tomentoase, ribs obvious upside. Zigomorfe flowers, single or double, meeting in umbele. Calyx with 5 SEPA, green, lanceolata, acute. Corola 4.5-5 cm diameter, 5.7 petals, orbiculare, 2.3-1.8 cm. Blooms in March-septmbrie. |
 
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