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A lot of my pereskiopsis grafts always put out their own roots while grafted if i leave them on there a while. Maybe I'm just not watering them enough or not giving enough nutes because I am a little lazy about that. I just cut them off, let them callous, and stick them in soil.

I haven't had it but selenicereus fruit. its also called dragon fruit or pitaya but I know there's dragon fruit that's sweet, dragon fruit thats sour, and I think there is dragon fruit that is neither and more like vegetable. Has anyone had myrtillocactus fruit? They're more like berries.

I was watching that auction too. I've always wanted a varigated tbm and had I not forgotten about the auction I probably would have paid the ridiculous price :-P

I've always cut off new shoots on my pereskiopsis because it does seem logical that it would feed the scion more. I have heard others claim it makes no difference or is beneficial to leave the new shoots, after all pereskiopsis grows fast anyway. Perhaps some experimintation needs to be done.

I'm sure you mean this thread. http://cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9172 I'm wondering if this is just what pereskiopsis does when grafted. I guess the only way to tell would be to graft pereskiopsis onto a non monstrose stock.

I'm almost positive the majority if not all Cleistocactus are self fertile.

Bolivicereus samaipatanus is synonymous with Cleistocactus samaipatanus. That being said I have one and I don't think the plant pictured is a samaipatanus. Are the flowers wilting in the picture? Some Cleistocactus flowers look closed even when they are open. The aereolas look a lot darker on this one, and the spines are different; longer, not as uniform, and not as bright. I think the aereolas can become darker with age on samaipatanus. I think it is Cleistocactus baumannii. Of course you can decide for yourself http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Cleistocactus&species=baumannii http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Cleistocactus&species=samaipatanus I agree with the ID on the Monadenium. I gave one away as a present once and thought it was most interesting. The third one looks like a Chamalobivia hybrid. A Echinopsis chamacereus and Lobivia sp. hybrid commonly called peanut cactus. Fast growing clumpers with attractive colorful flowers. http://www.cactuspedia.info/schede/CHAMAELOBIVIA/photo_gallery_chamealobivia.htm

I don't think that 4th one is a Cleistocactus. It's a rather small low quality picture though so it could be. I think it's probably an Oreocereus maybe trollii.

I agree, looks toast. If it's squishy then it's probably done for. You maybe could cut it above the rot and try to salvage the good tissue up top. Is that a Jade plant, Crassula sp? Those things are tough. My girlfriend got one as a gift a few years ago. She didn't realize the pot it was in had no hole and it started rotting from lack of drainage. So I took it out, discovered the lack of holes in the pot, drilled some holes with a masonry bit, and repotted what was left. I put a few stray leaves in there and one of them has rooted. I have heard that with no meristem the leaf can't produce any new growth. However I experimented with a Sedum and planted just a leaf, it grew roots and several weeks later produced a new sprout.

I have one that looks just like that. I've labeled it Cereus peruvianus monstrose. Cereus peruvianus isn't a scientifically accepted name more of name given to Cereus species of unknown origin.

Im thinking Rebutia sp. for the cactus.

I was looking at some of my plants today and one of them reminded me of your suspicious Hylocereus. Seleicereus Setaceus, often new branches start off with more than 3 ribs. I've seen them start with 5 ribs but they always loose them as the new branch matures kind of like Hylocereus. Just something to think about.

Hey I post on cactiguide! On the first post on your cactiguide link the stock he is using is not Hylocereus, it's Acanthocereus he's states it later in the thread. The pictures he posts later in the thread appear to be Hylocereus though.

Not sure about the aloe but that cactus looks very etiolated.

I really love those colorful gymnos. I look forward to seeing your crosses.

Possibly a Consolea sp. which are opuntiads.

Cereus peruvianus isn't an officially accepted named, but a name given to Cereus sp. in cultivation of unknown origin.

That's pretty cool! I've read that hybrid plants have a higher % of abnormalities; crest, monstrose, variegated, etc. That still seems like an awfully large number of crests from a seedling batch though. On another board I frequent someone had a seedling batch of, I think, echinocereus hybrids and close to 50% of them turned out variegated. BTW Adventure Time is awesome Gunter.

1.)? 2.)Tephrocactus sp. Probably articulatus 3.)? 4.)in the back Myrtillocactus geometrizans on the right Pachycereus marginatus 5.)?

Here's a few from a member of another forum I frequent, and a link to the thread. http://cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23081

I live in a climate where I can get a lot of rainfall so I built a raised cactus garden. First I built up a mound of dirt, then compacted it. Next I threw some plastic over my mound and outlined it with large landscaping rocks; the plastic is to ensure the roots don't grow down into soil that will stay wet too long. Then I filled it with a well drained soil mix, and lastly I planted my cacti. I've only seen two other houses around here that have landscaped with cacti and they were Opuntias. I'll see how it does this winter. I got the idea from this German guys site: http://www.kakteensammlung-holzheu.de/winterharte_kakteen_bauanleitung.html This is the day before adding my soil. The mound in the center is steeper than it appears in this picture. This is in the middle of planting. Trying to get an idea of where to put stuff. This is 3 months later. This is today, 5 months. There's a few new additions and Pedro's main column got a bit top heavy and snapped. Sorry for the ginourmous pictures. Hope this helps give you some ideas.

Yes, Euphorbias are succulents. A lot of Euphorbia sap is poison and can seriously irritate the skin and eyes. I've heard some horror stories so be careful!

I hate to see a question go unanswered! You can try www.cactiguide.com/forum. This forum obviously focuses more on cacti that contain magic.

Echinopsis sp. (tulhuayachensis) 'KK337' Supposedly this one grows 6'+, it's not a small clumper but more like a peruvianus and it blooms redish pink. I have a cutting I got from SS. Was kind of expensive.

First one is an echeveria sp. and the second one a crassula sp. maybe ovata?