15 July 2008
Growing Rhipsalis upside-down
Posted by Stuart under: Cacti .
I’m currently experimenting with a few plants of Rhipsalis pilocarpa outdoors; I’ve cut holes in the bottom of some pots just big enough to thread the plants’ root balls through, and then packed them in with a mixture of sphagnum moss and compost.
I’ve read that the capillary action of rhipsalis is quite poor if they are grown normally and that this method, with the roots above the stems of the plants, keeps them much happier. Time will tell…