Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

All about grafting. How-to information, progress reports, show of your results.
Post Reply
User avatar
chirpie
Posts: 32
Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:33 pm
Location: Atlanta, GA

Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

Post by chirpie »

Thought I'd share a pic of some Rhipsalis (not sure of species) I grafted onto Pereskiopsis, 2-3 months after grafting.
Image
User avatar
Brunãozinho
Posts: 424
Joined: Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:33 am
Location: Paraíba, Eastern Brazil

Re: Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

Post by Brunãozinho »

A nice one! Congrats!
Bruno
User avatar
chirpie
Posts: 32
Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:33 pm
Location: Atlanta, GA

Re: Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

Post by chirpie »

Here it is 6 weeks later (the first pic was a little old when I posted it). This is even after a large piece was knocked off during a move. :)
IMG_20150530_195730.jpg
IMG_20150530_195730.jpg (21.78 KiB) Viewed 2677 times
Here's a before and after of some other grafted rhipsalis:
IMG_20150419_174137.jpg
IMG_20150419_174137.jpg (19.45 KiB) Viewed 2677 times
IMG_20150530_200623.jpg
IMG_20150530_200623.jpg (23.8 KiB) Viewed 2677 times
User avatar
snarfie
Posts: 382
Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:39 am
Location: the Netherlands
Contact:

Re: Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

Post by snarfie »

Nice graft!
Young professional amateur in Schlumbergera and Rhipsalidopsis growing and hybridizing
george76904
Posts: 487
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:01 am
Location: Americus GA

Re: Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

Post by george76904 »

Nice! If you don't mind my asking; what kind of substrate are the plants in in the 2nd to last photo?
User avatar
chirpie
Posts: 32
Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:33 pm
Location: Atlanta, GA

Re: Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

Post by chirpie »

It's polyacrylamide gel. Miracle-Gro sells it as "water storing crystals". It's touted as a soil additive to "prevent over- and underwatering", but I just like to root things in it.
george76904
Posts: 487
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:01 am
Location: Americus GA

Re: Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

Post by george76904 »

Isn't that the absorbent stuff in diapers?
User avatar
chirpie
Posts: 32
Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:33 pm
Location: Atlanta, GA

Re: Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

Post by chirpie »

Yep. :)
george76904
Posts: 487
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:01 am
Location: Americus GA

Re: Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

Post by george76904 »

How does the gel work for rooting them?
So Chirpie, you live in Atlanta. Right? do you know any good places to get cacti or succulents up there?
User avatar
chirpie
Posts: 32
Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:33 pm
Location: Atlanta, GA

Re: Rhipsalis on Pereskiopsis

Post by chirpie »

It's just like rooting them in water, really. I don't know if there's any advantage.
As far as good places to get cacti here, I don't know of any, but I don't get out much. Most of my nicer cacti are mail-ordered.
Post Reply