General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches to 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Other: cream to white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Taproot
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Red Mistletoe Cactus
  • Penca Hembra
  • Pseudorhipsalis
Also sold as:
  • Disocactus ramulosus

Photo Gallery
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: Summer 2008
Plant grown in full sun
Location: Longwood Gardens Conservatory, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-01-29

Date: 2015-09-01
Location: Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Date: 2022-03-26
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-05-02
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Location: Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Date: 2022-03-26
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-04-25
Location: Longwood gardens, PA
Date: 2015-08
conservatory - mature plant
Location: Longwood gardens, PA
Date: 2015-08
conservatory
Location: NYBG 
Date: June 14 22
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: Spring 2008
Leaves getting red from the sun
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-01-31
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-01-31
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date: 2020-01-18
A volunteer that turned up in another houseplant's pot

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