| Life form | Epiphytic cactus |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Origin | Southeast of Brazil |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy to grow a plant |
| The size | 40-50 cm in height and width |
| Growth rate | Medium, several centimeters per season |
| Lifespan | Perennial |
| Temperature | In the summer: room, up to 80,6 ° F, closer to the autumn requires a lower temperature – + 51,8-53,6 ° F (so it is useful to leave the plant on the balcony in autumn), in the winter, when buds appear, raise the temperature to +59 ° F at night and +68 ° F With day. |
| Humidity | Not less than 40%. Regular spraying with soft water in summer and winter is required if the temperature is above + 60,8 ° F. |
| Lighting | Bright diffused light. In the summer you want to make shade from direct sunlight, in winter lighting should be bright. |
| The soil | It requires a well-humified substrate. For a mixture of own preparation should take equal parts of coarse-grained sand or perlite, turf ground, leaf earth, peat. Good drainage is required. |
| Watering | In summer, water with warm water every 3-5 days. The plant is harmful as the drying of the earthy coma, and stagnation of moisture. From October to December watering rare – 1 time per week. With the advent of buds again watered as often as in the summer. After flowering – watering every 2 weeks. |
| Fertilizer | During growth 1-2 times a month to feed fertilizer for cacti or for flowering plants. |
| Reproduction | Easily propagated by cuttings neodrevesnevshie that are easy to break off, turning around segmety shoot axis. Cuttings after a small drying are rooted in a mixture of peat and sand. |
| Bloom | Flowering in autumn and winter the pink, scarlet or white flowers dlinnotrubchatymi about 2.5 cm long, which are located at the end of the shoots. In nature, the flowers are pollinated by birds, so at home the seeds do not ripen. |
| Transfer | Transplanted after flowering or in March – April every 3-4 years .. |
| Features of care | Grown up as an ampel plant in hanging baskets. |
| Difficulties | Sometimes the plant attracts mealybugs and spider mites. Buds and flowers can fall off when moving a plant, due to temperature drops or drafts. If the temperature is below + 50 ° F in autumn, flower buds may not appear. Light spots on segments can arise from excess light. Too slow branching of segments is observed when there is a shortage of power. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | – |
