Decembrist's double: as a florist, I am offended for him. People admire and think that it is

Do you want to become a little more erudite in terms of indoor plants? Then a fiery salute, comrade curious florist! Today on the agenda is the true name of the plant, which many believe... Decembrist. Although, probably, a goldfish would have noticed the difference.

As a florist, I am infinitely offended for ri-psa-li-do-psis. It's like a Schlumberger, only Ripsalidopsis. The first plant is "Decembrist" because it blooms in winter. The second is "Easter" because it blooms in spring. Both are "forest cacti".

I don’t understand how you can confuse the Decembrist and Easter Egg

They often appear among the "photos of the Decembrist". Breaking out of the general friendly order with all its appearance.

In appearance, Schlumberger and Ripsalidopsis have only one thing in common: strange green in the form of a series of segments. Apparently, the legs of confusion grow from here. But even in the "leaves" there is a difference.

Ripsalidopsis-Easter has rounded edges, while Schlumberger-Decembrist has sharp edges. Although, for the sake of justice, I must say that there are types of Decembrists whose outlines are also smoothed out.

But, comrades, everything becomes clear when the plants bloom.. The Decembrist flower is always a tricky thing. It seems to consist of tiers, each of which ends with long petals directed into space and an even longer pistil with stamens. Something resembling the feathers of a bird with a thin hummingbird beak sticking out of them.

It is quite another matter - our great martyr, serving flower growers in the shadow of his "double", Ripsalidopsis. Its flower is as simple as five cents and resembles a flattened terry chamomile..

I did not notice the pistils and stamens looking out of the petals, although in my lifetime I examined more than one Ripsalidopsis. But there is an interesting "asterisk":

Never confuse a hummingbird with a flattened terry chamomile!

In addition, the Decembrist blooms in November-March, and the Easter egg - in mid-spring-early summer.. Although both the first and the second, in rare exceptions, can get lost in time.

Features of the content of ripsalidopsis

If you found out that you are the owner of the "Paschalnik", then you may doubt the correctness of leaving. After all, you took him for a Decembrist!

• The Decembrist is "cooled and dried" for setting the buds in September-October. With ripsalidopsis, you can do the same, but in Ferval-March.
• Rhipsalidopsis is transplanted and propagated after spring flowering - in summer. And at the same time they feed them with nitrogen fertilizers to grow more greenery.
• The dormant period of the Easter egg is from September to January. It is important to water a little and not bother with feeding.

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Sincerely yours, Fyodor Tyapkin-Sklyankin, who loves to be smart.