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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