Re: defense of rhipsalis

Rhipsalis may have small, crystaline creamy white flowers - followed by jewel like red berries BUT they have a wonderful variety of foliage forms from long thin rat-tails to the most curious jointed quadrangular segments, flattened fishbone type leaves and all in between. A collection of them in small hanging baskets is a wonderful and easy sight to create for a patio, terrace or verandah. It is not until a number a gathered together in a collection that their diversity can be appreciated and shown off. They are ideal hanging basket plants for Mediterraenan gardens esp when teamed up with other epiphytic cacti and bromeliads. To see them well used visit South American villages in Uruguay and northern Argentina. Early Australian gardeners knew how to use them too, until the Gold Rush enabled folks to buy all kinds of 'tender', water dependent exotics.

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Trevor Nottle
Garden Historian, Garden Writer, Designer, Consultant
WALNUT HILL, 5 Walker Street, Crafers, SA 5152 AUSTRALIA
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