Grafting Cacti

Lloyd Gordon

Cactus micrografter newbie.
Staff member
Does anybody want some cuttings in the spring? Otherwise I'm going to have to give them away locally or throw them away. Let me know and I'll make sure I have some for mailing in late March or so.
 

Lloyd Gordon

Cactus micrografter newbie.
Staff member
I've been doing some grafting (Pereskiopsis spathulata stock). The first few attempts failed probably because the scions weren't active enough and also I probably used an older part of the stem. I've done some more and the first two are definitely growing. The others are at least showing some growth attaching the scion to the understock. Now I'm growing some more seedlings to graft: Aztekium/Blossfeldiana/Strombocactus and more slow growers soon.
 

Olivera

Carnivorous Plant Addict
I've been doing some grafting (Pereskiopsis spathulata stock). The first few attempts failed probably because the scions weren't active enough and also I probably used an older part of the stem. I've done some more and the first two are definitely growing. The others are at least showing some growth attaching the scion to the understock. Now I'm growing some more seedlings to graft: Aztekium/Blossfeldiana/Strombocactus and more slow growers soon.
Sounds interesting,you must be very skilful!
 

Lloyd Gordon

Cactus micrografter newbie.
Staff member
I made up a solution with IBA and BAP 1 mg each in 10 ml. after looking up hormones for Cactus grafting. I'm not sure if it helps but I've grafted 5 little seedlings of Melocactus in the last few days, fingers crossed.
Also there were 2 people who wanted Pereskiopsis cuttings. See my giveaway thread and remind me who you are. Hopefully shipping in May, if it warms up!
 

Lloyd Gordon

Cactus micrografter newbie.
Staff member
Never throw seeds or bits of plants away! I bought a lot of Cacti seeds, decorative/odd/slow growing. A lot of the seeds didn't germinate. Rather than throwing them away, I threw them in one of the Pereskiopsis pots. It's been maybe 2-3 months later and I just noted that about 8 seeds are growing, they all look like one species of Cactus. :D
 

Lloyd Gordon

Cactus micrografter newbie.
Staff member
Anybody want to share more Cactus grafting stories/pictures?
The best thing about grafting is that you can actually watch your Cacti growing over a reasonable time period.
 

Peatmoss

Carnivore
Anybody want to share more Cactus grafting stories/pictures?
The best thing about grafting is that you can actually watch your Cacti growing over a reasonable time period.
I was repotting a few of my old grafts yesterday so I grabbed some pics today. These are mostly ones that were shown in the original post. Due to space constraints I've stopped making new grafts (too many plant related projects on the go at once!), one advantage of growing cacti on their own roots is that you can fit more seedlings in a small space for longer! These have been grown fairly hard (minimal water and lots of light), so they could probably be bigger than this, but I prefer how they look and it suits my scarce watering schedule. These are all grafted on Hylocereus.

Astrophytum myriostigma (I buried the stock in the pot to see what would happen)
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Astrophytum asterias hybrid:
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Astrophytum capricorne:
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