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title: "Hi! I have a few new plants, rhipsalis paradoxa, rhipsalis ewaldiana,…"
description: "Hi! I have a few new plants, rhipsalis paradoxa, rhipsalis ewaldiana, rhipsalis ramulosa (I think?), rhipsalis trigona. I am finding contradictory information…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Simone"
published: "2024-12-20T17:08:25.266047Z"
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# Hi! I have a few new plants, rhipsalis paradoxa, rhipsalis ewaldiana,…

_Posted by Simone on 2024-12-20_

Hi!  
I have a few new plants, rhipsalis paradoxa, rhipsalis ewaldiana, rhipsalis ramulosa (I think?), rhipsalis trigona. I am finding contradictory information online about light. Can I put them close to the south window indoors, where they get sun or is that too much light for them?

## 6 comments

### Simone commented on 2024-12-20

This is the one I think is rhipsalis ramulosa. Is that correct?

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#### Periwinkle replied on 2025-09-02

I believe this is an orchid cactus.

### Plant Lives Matter commented on 2024-12-20

Not a rhipsalis expert by any means, but I believe the genus typically lives on trees in jungles and rainforests. As such, being near a south facing window might be a little too much light, but if you set it back a bit, it should be fine. I know what you mean about contradictory info. Some say, it’s a cactus so it needs full sun, but that is false for rhipsalis and other rainforest cacti.

#### Simone replied on 2025-07-06

Thank you!

### Tob commented on 2025-07-06

Also generally speaking, when young leaves or growth margins are red like that, it's a protective pigment against harsh light so that may also be a sign that it's getting too much.

#### Simone replied on 2025-07-06

Good point! I am going to move into the coffee table that gets indirect bright south light but not sun

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