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title: "Hi guys 👋 This is my Rhipsalis Cassitha (I believe). The 3 dangling…"
description: "Hi guys 👋 This is my Rhipsalis Cassitha (I believe). The 3 dangling at the front have grown from 10cm cuttings over about 3 months. Then I got the 2 shorter…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "MudSkipper Jnr"
published: "2024-04-23T04:07:27.350863Z"
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# Hi guys 👋 This is my Rhipsalis Cassitha (I believe). The 3 dangling…

_Posted by MudSkipper Jnr on 2024-04-23_

Hi guys 👋  
This is my Rhipsalis Cassitha (I believe). The 3 dangling at the front have grown from 10cm cuttings over about 3 months. Then I got the 2 shorter bits at the back a week or so ago. They all arrived in a mystery cuttings box from a wonderful seller on Etsy.  
Anyway, I’m wondering how to help it fill out? It’s grown like crazy in length but looked somewhat pitiful as 3 little strands.  
Will it grow new ‘strands’ from the roots or should I chop the longer sections? If so, how is it best to do that?

Thanks in advance  
🌿🤗🌿

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## 3 comments

### Sunny commented on 2024-04-23

It needs lots of light from a grow light since it’s a succulent. It will branch out, then. Now, it’s growing leggy (etiolated) looking for more light.

You can propagate by cutting up the long stems and letting them callous over 2 days. Then, put in soil like you do with these. A branching rhipsalis cassutha in the picture.

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#### MudSkipper Jnr replied on 2024-04-25

Thank you  
So what I bought is essentially just cut anywhere from the mother plant. Then by the time it’s been in the mail a couple of days; it’ll have time to callous.  
I’d been looking for something akin to a node 🤦‍♀️

🙏Really appreciate your reply 🙏

#### Sunny replied on 2024-04-25

You’re welcome. It’s cactus, so, you can grow new plants by cutting it up. Roots grow from the calloused area. New segments grow from the top like a Thanksgiving cactus. These are just very thin.

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