Clusters of small 1″ round stems, orange to red blooms open spring thru summer. Spiraling spots of small bristly spines along the stems. Easy to grow from separated stems, gently tease them apart in early spring before the buds start to form.
Sun
Rebutia fiebrigii
R. muscula
Clumping spiny 1″ barrel blooms in spring/summer
Rebutia fulviseta
Small clusters of small round stems. Dark green flesh hidden behind dark brown spines. Dark red flowers.
Rebutia heliosa
Clumping small 2″ barrels with orange blooms in spring. Very distinctive with silver white spines. Stems grow only a few inches tall.
Rebutia heliosa v. melanistic
“Short Spined” variety
Clustering small stems, variable red to magenta flowers, spiraling ribs with prominent tubercles. Elongate areoles. Short, tiny brown spines. Purple-tinged stems in full sun.
Rebutia kupperiana
Mini barrels to 3-4″; dark stems, many long spines; red blooms.
Rebutia marsoneri
R. krainziana
Clumping barrels to 2″; dark stems, white spines. Yellow-orange to red flowers. Red flowered plants used to be called R. krainziana.
Rebutia mentosa
Freely clumping 2 1/2″ flattened stems.
Rebutia minuscula
Clumping small 1″ barrels with hordes of blooms in spring
Rebutia narvaecensis
Generally clumping small 1″ barrels with hordes of blooms in spring
Rebutia neocumingii ssp. trollii
Orange flowers. Usually solitary, will eventually grow 8″ high.
Rebutia perplexa
Generally clumping small 1″ barrels with hordes of blooms in late Spring
Rebutia pulvinosa
Large clusters of 1/2″ to 1″ stems. Orange flowers.
Rebutia pygmaea
Clumping small stems to 1″ with variable blooms
Restio multiflorus
Evergreen Feather-Reed
“The sparsely branched bloom stalks rise like a fountain out of a mass of finely branched, bright green stems.”
Restio quadratus
Evergreen Feather-Reed
Young, soft, feathery stems with dark green foliage mature to thick, square branches. Small white flowers. Plant at beginning of rainy season.
Restio tetraphyllus
Evergreen Rush
Bright green stems with feathery plumes. Will form broad, light, feathery mounds. Tall brown bloom spikes to 5ft.
Rhaphidophora decursiva
Thick green ovate leaves, fast growing climbing plant. Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate water, some humidity.
Rhaphidophora hayi
Dark oval leaves to 5″, vining, will climb up trees in habitat. Tropical Houseplant can handle a variety of indoor light conditions, bright indirect is best. Fast draining soil, moderate water, some humidity.
Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
Great Houseplant that will stay compact, can trail down from a hanging planter. Deeply lobed green leaves. Water weekly, but occasional misting to help prevent browning leaves.
Rhipsalis baccifera
R. cassutha
R. quellebambensis
Hanging epiphytic jungle cactus from Brazil, to 6’l; not frost hardy
Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. horrida
R. horrida
Epiphytic cactus from Madagascar; long narrow-diameter pendant stems
Rhipsalis burchellii
Epiphyte that grows in the forest of Brazil near the Atlantic. Readily branching. Pink berries.
Rhipsalis cereoides
Thick triangular stems, semi-erect, will form pendant clusters. Small white flowers.
Rhipsalis cereuscula
Jungle cactus growing under the tree canopy in Brazil. Will grow pendant to 3ft+. Green stems proliferate with joints as the stems grow in length. Protect from Frost.
Rhipsalis ewaldiana
Stems are semi-pendant, 2-3ft. Generally square segments, white flowers.
Rhipsalis microcarpa
Long dangling moderately hairy jungle cactus; bright indirect light.
Rhipsalis oblonga
R. crispimarginata
Pendant to 8ft long with sparkly white floers along the stem margins.
Rhipsalis pacheco-leonis ssp. catenulata
Epiphytic jungle cactus; bright green pendant stems to 2ft.
Rhipsalis pachyptera
Large pendant flattened green stems. Epiphytic. Leaf edges will be covered in small white flowers. Pendant to 5ft, or sprawls. More water in summer.