365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Rhipsalidopsis
Day 193: Whether you call Spring Cactus "Rhipsalidopsis" or "Hatiora," it is a member of the Rhipsalideae which is a lot of fun to say. I am choosing to differentiate between the two genera based on visual differences, an unscientific method which I would never dream of applying to anything but a houseplant. The foliage of this particular species (Rhipsalidopsis/Hatiora gaertneri) is much broader than that of my Hatiora rosea and looks very similar to the segments of so-called "Christmas" cacti. It comes in a range of colours: white, pink, crimson and vermilion, pretty much what you'd expect from a cactus of this type. A new aquisition, I am hoping it proves to be easier to bring into bloom.
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