ID's and is there something wrong with one?

Chicago Suburbs, IL(Zone 5b)

Picked these both up from a greenhouse that was going out of business. I have a lot of succulents and some cacti and I have admired Epi's for a while. Since they were dirt cheap I couldn't pass them up.

I know very little about these but they were pot bound so I cleaned their roots and re-potted them in a cactus mix, perlite, pumice, small bark chip mix. More organic material than what I would pot a C&S in but still nice and light.

The one with the smaller leaves was looking pretty yellow but after repotting and being placed in dappled sunlight it is greening up nicely.

The larger leaved one I just got and I am concerned about the reddish leaves. Are they supposed to be that color. If not can anything be done to fix them?

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Chicago Suburbs, IL(Zone 5b)

Smaller leaved epi

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Deep Run, NC(Zone 7b)

Plexippus: Your first picture appears to be a epi (reddish leaves) in with a Ripsalis. Your second picture is a Ripsalis. The epi will green up some with time. The red coloring is not a problem. Both plants like being rootbound and bloom better when they are. bob

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Greensburg, PA

Sorry, I have to disagree with orchidman1. The second pic is not a Rhipsalis but is likely an epi similar to ric-rac or a look-alike.

In the first picture, the plant with the reddish leaves could be an epi or a Rhipsalis(Disocactus Rivero Red or Rhipsalis ramulosa). I do not know the other plant, but it is not a Rhipsalis.

It's hard to find a good picture, but this link may help for the red leaved one. Note that this plant develops much stronger red coloration in sun or very bright light. Yous did not appear to be in that strong of a light, so would naturally be not as red.

http://pencilandleaf.blogspot.com/2008/06/leaf-of-day-pseudorhipsalis-ramulosa.html

Grandview, TX(Zone 8a)

I agree with krowten #2 is Ric-Rac. See what you think: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/62665/

Marks, MS(Zone 7b)

I believe the first pic is epiphyllum crysocardium

Deep Run, NC(Zone 7b)

I apologize for substituting ripsalis for Ric-Rac. I had a senior moment!!! bob

Greensburg, PA

As long as you truly are a senior, I guess that's OK. :-p

I'm about 10 years past senior myself, which is why I try to avoid genus/species names on this forum.

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