Philocacti Posted April 20, 2011 incognito, tripsis - it means a lot to me, thank you etherealdrifter - i wish i could take care of it, but i can't. It's one of the friendliest cats i have ever dealt with. AND it likes cacti. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted April 20, 2011 what's the story with that beautyfull loph recieving full sun? i guess your other lophs get full sun aswell... are some loph more sun hardy than others? or could all lophs be trained to recieve full sun? i used to give my lophs more sun than i do now, seeing your pics i will try to give some of my lophs far more sun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted April 20, 2011 I think all Lophs can be trained to receive full sun. Most plants in fact, but especially xerophytes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted April 21, 2011 planthelper - i agree with tripsis. When i graft lophophora onto pereskiopsis i just put the newly taken grafts in a spot where it get's 4-6 hours of direct sun. They get discolored but it's ok. They keep on growing healthily. As long as they don't get burned they will adjust to the direct sun. I leave them to grow there until they start to green up. Then i introduce them to full sun all day. I never got a seedling burnt this way, in addition they start to set flower in 3 months Here are some discolored grafts i have right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
random Posted April 21, 2011 Looking at that thing makes me wanna squeeze it or something.. May I ask what the purpose is of grafting cactus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) Depends on what's being grafted. Reasons can include, but aren't limited to faster growth, more resilient root system, disease resistance, the scion might be an albino and hence unable to survive on its own roots, art and for simple pleasure. Edit: The above could be said for grafting any plants, not just cacti. Edited April 21, 2011 by tripsis 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
random Posted April 21, 2011 Thankyou, most interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pacha Posted April 22, 2011 Philocacti, always nice to see your plants, that grafted lophophora is special indeed, when are you planning to degraft it? I agree with the full sun technique, it works for me as well - the secret not to burn your cacti is to move them gradually, increase the time of the full sun slowly, moving them to a sunnier spot every week and they will get used to it easy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted April 28, 2011 Thanks Pacha this is my fattest pachanoi seedling i have a lighter for comparison it is so plump that was tearing up from one side, i have no clue what caused this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted April 29, 2011 I just love spring T. cuszco TBM Melted wax bridgesii eileen T pachanoi 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pacha Posted May 4, 2011 it is so plump that was tearing up from one side, i have no clue what caused this The cactus ribs blew up because it drank too much water, it happens many times and is absolutely normal - new growth will be fat and healthy. Classy lophs you got! ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted May 9, 2011 thanks Pacha, one day i would love my collection to be as beautiful as yours it's very strange how they can uptake so much water that make them burst, so in the cactus world this one would be obese This is a bridgesii that a spider decided to build it's home on, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted May 10, 2011 my 1st jourdania flower this season 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Posted May 10, 2011 I love the seedlings pictures, the trichocereus seedlings sharing a pot, they look awesome!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) Edited June 11, 2011 by Philocacti 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted June 12, 2011 (edited) Grafted early this season Ariocarpus fissuratus Lophophora williamsii T. glaucus T. pasacana Ecuadorian T.pachanoi X Psycho0 SS02 X Juuls seedlings SS02 X Pachanoi T. pachanoi seedlings T. pachanoi seedlings, the 2 light green ones are T. cusco and the tall one in the back is a "Bridgesii X SS02", it's one of the fastest Trichocereus i have TBM 4 ribbed "Bridgesii X SS02" seedling Edited June 12, 2011 by Philocacti 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted July 12, 2011 A. fissuratus didn't know the can get this woolly 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted July 13, 2011 awesome, maybe it's going to flower! or it's pupping? keep it up cacti maniacs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted October 3, 2011 this is the oldest graft i have these are from this year however, non of them seem to want to flower. how old do grafted arios flower? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted October 3, 2011 loving every last bit of this thread, you tbm's remind me of: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaBReT00tH Posted October 3, 2011 amazing cacti, are you in Egypt? Was amazed at how unblemished that big grafted Loph was, no bug marks at all! How do you keep all those cacti in full African sun all day without any sunburn, especially with the Lophs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellonasty Posted October 3, 2011 Philo, I had Ariocarpus flower for me after 2.5 years, grafted on pereskiopsis for most of that time. Was Ario , fissuratus will generally take a season or two longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted October 5, 2011 qualia - hahaha thanks, the tbm looks totally different now SaBReT00tH - after i graft my lophos i let them in shaded area for 3-5 months then i introduce them to direct sun, usually they get very red and as they grow they start adapting and the new growth greens up and takes over, i had a rat/bird/insect (i really don't know what it was) bit one of my lopho graft, but never happened again. probably found out how bitter they are and told the rest of his gang :D Hellonasty - oh man, i can't wait. Hopefully next season or something. With lopho grafted on pereskiopsis they flower faster than those grafted on columnar. So to insure i'll get the fastest flowers on arios i'll leave 1 or 2 grafted to pereskiopsis in case it has this characteristic. woke up this morning to this then i found these guys stealing my crop hahahahaha 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted October 5, 2011 Far out man... Just whoa. brb gotta change shirt it's covered in drool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted October 6, 2011 nice thread to llok at as always. qualia, that was a verry nice pic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites