Ace Posted April 13, 2007 Now hows this for awesome - psychedelic coloured lophs! These are extremely rare, and most would be only found in cultivation as grafted/degrafted specimens. For those that dont know - a verigated plant is one that has patches (or most of the plant) in an unusual colour, usually white. It is coloured differently due to a lack of chlorophyl in the tissue in the non-green patches. For most plants, these patches are usually white, but for some reason these lophs have colours ranging from the normal green to pink, orange and yellow - all very, very rare mutations. It might also be noted that the following plants are caespitose (clumping) forms of the L. williamsii species. Pics sourced from The Nook, used without permission. Enjoy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Μορφέας Posted April 13, 2007 wow, the growth must be significantly slowed down due to only a small area containing chlorophyll, i wonder would they get to a size where the surface area containing chlorophyll is not big enough to support the plants metabolic needs? wow cool stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rev Posted April 13, 2007 nice ones i have 3 definitley variegated lophs now grafted to peres Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonic Posted April 13, 2007 Lovely psychedelic Lophs. Thanks again Ace for yet again sourcing these amazing photos for our viewing pleasure. Rev have you any pics of your variegated Lophs that you would like to share? Would love to see them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rev Posted April 13, 2007 sure but they are outdated and its too dark to do again now maybe tomorrow the variegation comes out with age ive seen it increase in intensity signifivantly in the last week i think i have an albino too but its so young. dont place any bets on survival Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonic Posted April 13, 2007 An albino????? I bet that is a rare specimen indeed. Hope that it survives for interests sake. Would love to see some pics, but by all means wait until you get a good opportunity to snap a few shots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirLSD Posted April 13, 2007 here is a pic of one of my seedlings that looks like it might be a verigated one. im going to leave it for a few more months before attempting to graft as i only graft to trichs and they work better when the seedlings are larger. verigated130407.bmp verigateddd130407.bmp verigated130407.bmp verigateddd130407.bmp verigated130407.bmp verigateddd130407.bmp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirLSD Posted April 13, 2007 woops. here is pics in jpeg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonic Posted April 13, 2007 Nice. Be sure to keep us posted on the development of your variegated Loph SirLSD, be keen to see if it remains variegated and how it looks after you graft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kadakuda Posted April 13, 2007 sirlsd, diffusa or williamsii? correst me if i am wrong, but there seems to be far more diffusa mutants than williamsii. not that there are no williamsii i just seem to see far more diffusa. Narcissism..notice they are grafted...the rootstocks are green therefor can obsorb light. super veriegated lophs wont survive on their own. solid yellow,red,pink etc cannot survive on their own. for this reason if you have a cites app. 1 specie that is solid red, or whatever non green colour, it is knocked down to app2 because it wont live on its own roots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rev Posted April 14, 2007 variegated bits seems i have several more looking like this too these are williamsii but yes i am seeing it in diffusa too you need to grow lots to find the freaks what im hunting for most are cristates and monstrose forms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teonanacatl Posted April 14, 2007 I reckon one of yours looks the goods rev, not sure about that lower one. Ive had some that have done that but they were just lighting things and grew out when they got bigger, as yours is small I dunno. Fingers crossed :D The variegated trichs i got showed easily identifiable variegations, same with cristate plants. There was no im not sure if this is cristate or variegated, there was no way it was otherwise. Cool anyway guys :D hoping I get some freaks from my 10000 loph seeds, just gotta wait till it cools to plant them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonic Posted April 14, 2007 Awesome Rev, keen to see them when they grow a bit too, see how they progress. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted August 20, 2008 (edited) Just a couple more pics I've found over the last couple months. Pics used without permission. And a recent pic of my babies (damage was due to thrips and me not utilising the pyrethrum early enough...): Edited August 20, 2008 by Ace Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixSon Posted August 20, 2008 love the first pink one Holy shit rev you've got a forest of lophs!!!, good work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharxx101 Posted August 20, 2008 Cool pics!!! Well I read on this forum that the original loph's were white. We all have weird family and its no different for the loph's. They are a awesome cactus in any colour!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted August 20, 2008 I read on this forum that the original loph's were white I dont think that's very credible - 'original' lophs were more than likely green (like any other). You have probably come across a mis-informed post (they are rare, but have been increasingly common of late) and it has thrown you off a little. Verigated lophs are very rare and I love em heaps - the very reason why I started this thread Genetic abnormalities are great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) found on the web Edited November 18, 2008 by zelly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moses Posted August 21, 2008 wow, love the pix people keep em comin i know the basic varigates(green/yellow) are natural if not rare to come by but do u think the red/pink variety are natural or treated(radiated)seed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted August 21, 2008 I'm not sure what the story is regarding the pink verigation. The most logical reason for it IMO is that it probably was yellow that copped a bit too strong a light (probably quite easy considering the flesh is already lacking light-utilising chlorophyl). Zelly, those pics are great! Are they your own plants or pics off the net? Curious as to where they originated from (within Aus or elsewhere). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) bleep Edited November 18, 2008 by zelly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moses Posted August 21, 2008 the reason i asked is i've read a number of small articles about irradiating seeds on the following site: http://www.lapshin.org/cultivar/N35/smirnov-e.htm and its got me interested in trying some. i'm trying to get a copy of the full articles but they dont seem to be gettin back to my emails as yet. for all u budding scientists there are a few articles to be found on the above mentioned site about trying to induce colour and they all seem to have a degree of success Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inyan Posted December 18, 2008 Has anyone done any research with Lophophora variegates? I'm asking in particular if the variegation is passed more strongly via the maternal side than one would find in a non-variegated seed mom? Variegation is often passed on the maternal side with many plants. Any variegated x variegated lophophora seed out there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
