Literally my most niche yet absolutely most interesting channel on UA-cam I have found in my 10+ years of UA-cam a true Saint to this platform and its weird and specific plant people .thank you.keep it up
I enjoyed all the time and research you did on R. sulcata. This just proves there is not enough information on the rhipsalis family. South America is a big place and very remote. They are probably many others that have not been discovered or are being destroyed with the deforestation. I checked on Zlibrary and these books are available for download for free if anyone is interested. Keep up the good work from San Diego CA.
Thanks David! I know, I’m always shocked when they find new epiphytic cacti species. Thanks for pointing out where the books could be found for other too. 💚🌱
This is such an amazing video on so many levels. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to do so much research to get to the right plant. We owe you big time. :-)
I second this! This kind of information is SO important to get out and spread around as much as possible! I truly hope that larger nurseries and even private sellers would begin to take the naming of plants more seriously. It's such a huge problem, particularly in the U.S. 😕
Thank you for another great, in depth video. You just helped me identify that the plant that was sold to me as R. sulcuta is most likely R. micrantha f. kirbergii.
2 of the 6 rhipsalis starters I purchased a few years ago are: R. Sulcata and R. Pentaptera. Since then, I've lost track of the names between the two. Your video shows me that the one with long stems which do not branch out are the Sulcata, and the ones with a few to 5 branches from a node are the Pentaptera. Thanks for your video! Some day they will flower and call out their own names!
Love your channel, quite inspiring. I have been growing epiphyllum for awhile now have the rhipsalis bug! Thank you so much for all your videos on epithitic cacti. Hard to get good info like yours, have several varieties of rhipsalis now and am enjoying watching them develop. Thank you again.
Thank you, Rhipsalis are wonderful, the bug didn’t get me until I started this channel and it was important that I cover all epiphytic cacti. I can’t imagine not growing them now 💚🌱
This is Fascinating. Thank you for your deep dive. I am pretty new to Rhipsalis and have totally fallen in love with them. They also seem to like my in house growing conditions. I bought a bundle of 6 different Rhipsalis cuttings from an etsy seller and one was labeled R. Sulcata . I had a really tough time getting it going well and had a couple total restarts. Finally it appears to be thriving. BUT............ It only has 4 sides right now. Maybe because it is such a baby plant. I do have the R Mircantha and compared it to the Sulcata. I can certainly tell they are not at all the same plant but I also see how they could be confused with each other. So I am hoping my R Sulcata really is one.
For Rhipsalis sulcata the diameter is quite small, even a bit smaller than diameter of #2 pencil, and the phylloclades are really long typically over 10inches. I did see some correct ones posted on ebay recently, by the seller RJunk123 - they are a bit pricey but it is correct.
@@EpiphyticCacti The one I have has very small diameter. and the phylloclades are quite long compared to the over all plant size. I just measured mine and they are about 7 1/2 inches tall before they start to split out to new ones. Keep in mind this whole plant was only about 2 inches from root to tip after I had to do so many cut backs when rooting the cuttings I was sent. That was about a year ago. Overall the whole plant is about 10 inches from soil to tip. I almost gave up on getting it rooted. I will need to go back to my video to see if I showed a close up of it when I was doing an unboxing. I also looked at my Mircantha in morning light and it does kind of resemble the sulcata. I can see how they could get confused but for sure on my plants there is a big difference. I LOVE these rhips. Going to go watch your new closet tour. Now. Thanks for replying. Maybe I can post a photo of mine on instagram if that would help wit ID.
@@shadesofidaho you can message me on instagram or tag me and I’ll try to help confirm the identification or I’m also an admin in the rhipsalis collectors Facebook group so I help with identification there too.
@@EpiphyticCacti It is correct, you carry out research work that favors us and for which I am very grateful. I hope to continue watching your videos, and if I can support you in anything from Peru, I remain at your disposal.
Literally my most niche yet absolutely most interesting channel on UA-cam I have found in my 10+ years of UA-cam a true Saint to this platform and its weird and specific plant people .thank you.keep it up
That is the best compliment, thank you 💚🌱
I enjoyed all the time and research you did on R. sulcata. This just proves there is not enough information on the rhipsalis family. South America is a big place and very remote. They are probably many others that have not been discovered or are being destroyed with the deforestation. I checked on Zlibrary and these books are available for download for free if anyone is interested. Keep up the good work from San Diego CA.
Thanks David! I know, I’m always shocked when they find new epiphytic cacti species. Thanks for pointing out where the books could be found for other too. 💚🌱
This is such an amazing video on so many levels. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to do so much research to get to the right plant. We owe you big time. :-)
Thank you 💚🌱
I second this! This kind of information is SO important to get out and spread around as much as possible! I truly hope that larger nurseries and even private sellers would begin to take the naming of plants more seriously. It's such a huge problem, particularly in the U.S. 😕
Thank you for another great, in depth video. You just helped me identify that the plant that was sold to me as R. sulcuta is most likely R. micrantha f. kirbergii.
Nice! I’m glad it was helpful! 💚🌱
2 of the 6 rhipsalis starters I purchased a few years ago are: R. Sulcata and R. Pentaptera. Since then, I've lost track of the names between the two. Your video shows me that the one with long stems which do not branch out are the Sulcata, and the ones with a few to 5 branches from a node are the Pentaptera. Thanks for your video! Some day they will flower and call out their own names!
This is unbelievable study! I'm 2/3 of the way through, and I think I'm backing up to the beginning to take better notes!
Love your channel, quite inspiring. I have been growing epiphyllum for awhile now have the rhipsalis bug! Thank you so much for all your videos on epithitic cacti. Hard to get good info like yours, have several varieties of rhipsalis now and am enjoying watching them develop. Thank you again.
Thank you, Rhipsalis are wonderful, the bug didn’t get me until I started this channel and it was important that I cover all epiphytic cacti. I can’t imagine not growing them now 💚🌱
Fantastic, your researche is much appreciated. Great sleuthing. 👍 If only the big growers would be as diligent as you. Thanks for your efforts.
Thank you 💚🌱
Excellent study !!!
Thank you 💚🌱
This is Fascinating. Thank you for your deep dive. I am pretty new to Rhipsalis and have totally fallen in love with them. They also seem to like my in house growing conditions.
I bought a bundle of 6 different Rhipsalis cuttings from an etsy seller and one was labeled R. Sulcata . I had a really tough time getting it going well and had a couple total restarts. Finally it appears to be thriving. BUT............ It only has 4 sides right now. Maybe because it is such a baby plant. I do have the R Mircantha and compared it to the Sulcata. I can certainly tell they are not at all the same plant but I also see how they could be confused with each other. So I am hoping my R Sulcata really is one.
For Rhipsalis sulcata the diameter is quite small, even a bit smaller than diameter of #2 pencil, and the phylloclades are really long typically over 10inches.
I did see some correct ones posted on ebay recently, by the seller RJunk123 - they are a bit pricey but it is correct.
@@EpiphyticCacti The one I have has very small diameter. and the phylloclades are quite long compared to the over all plant size. I just measured mine and they are about 7 1/2 inches tall before they start to split out to new ones. Keep in mind this whole plant was only about 2 inches from root to tip after I had to do so many cut backs when rooting the cuttings I was sent. That was about a year ago. Overall the whole plant is about 10 inches from soil to tip. I almost gave up on getting it rooted. I will need to go back to my video to see if I showed a close up of it when I was doing an unboxing.
I also looked at my Mircantha in morning light and it does kind of resemble the sulcata. I can see how they could get confused but for sure on my plants there is a big difference. I LOVE these rhips. Going to go watch your new closet tour. Now. Thanks for replying. Maybe I can post a photo of mine on instagram if that would help wit ID.
@@shadesofidaho you can message me on instagram or tag me and I’ll try to help confirm the identification or I’m also an admin in the rhipsalis collectors Facebook group so I help with identification there too.
thank you, greetings from Peru
Greetings 💚🌱
@@EpiphyticCacti It is correct, you carry out research work that favors us and for which I am very grateful. I hope to continue watching your videos, and if I can support you in anything from Peru, I remain at your disposal.
Fascinating!
Right! 😂