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mammillaria hahniana/hylocereus undatus ('classic' grafting method)
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echinopsis calorubra/hylocereus undatus (clingfilm method)
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gymnocalicium denudatum/hylocereus undatus (clingfilm method)
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gymnocalicium damsii/hylocereus undatus (superglue method)
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gymnocalicium damsii/opuntia ficus indica seedling, as an experiment to see how tough PP really is (clingfilm and superglue method combined)
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gymnocalicium mihanovichii 'japon'/hylocereus undatus (superglue method)
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gymnocalicium mihanovichii 'japon'/maihueniopsis darwinii (clingfilm method)
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for those unfamiliar with it here's a tutorial video on the 'clingfilm method':
http://www.cactusinfo.nl/index.php/inst ... tion-enten
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Very interesting, thanks for sharing it with us.

You also anticipated me asking about the clingfilm method.
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yeah I was pretty sure people would ask for an explanation on that, I really like that method, easy and effective! (no failed grafts so far :shock: )
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I would only be concerned about the shortness of the stock.

I think it would be fine when you want to use it as a rootstock, but when you want it for a scion without chlorophyll it might not be so good.

But then, its not too often that you have to do that.
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Also,

I planted some echinopsis calorubra seeds last year. Two made it. One is a short round thing, with spines that look like a spider flat against the plant.

The other is looking columnar with 'normal' spines.

Any idea which one is calorubra? I can't seem to find it in the guide.
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cooky173 wrote:Also,

I planted some echinopsis calorubra seeds last year. Two made it. One is a short round thing, with spines that look like a spider flat against the plant.

The other is looking columnar with 'normal' spines.

Any idea which one is calorubra? I can't seem to find it in the guide.
there seems to be some confusion here on that one :?
Echinopsis ancistrophora subsp. cardenasiana

Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Echinopsis calorubra
Echinopsis obrepanda

Common Name(s): Violet Easter Lily Cactus
Synonym(s): Echinocactus obrepandus, PseudoLobivia obrepanda, Echinopsis fiebrigii, PseudoLobivia fiebrigii, Echinopsis rojasii, PseudoLobivia rojasii, Echinopsis calorubra, PseudoLobivia calorubra, Lobivia calorubra, Echinopsis orozasana, PseudoLobivia orozasana, PseudoLobivia carmineoflora, Echinopsis carmineoflora, Echinopsis toralapana, PseudoLobivia toralapana, Echinopsis tapecuana, Lobivia mizquensis, Echinopsis rauschii, Lobivia aguilarii
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http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?uname ... 0calorubra
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some interesting discussion on the subject here with some people you may recognise :lol:

http://www.bcss.org.uk/forum/read.php?1,46725
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I would like to ask about this plant:
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is it a Hylocereus ?
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it is
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it is (ok looks like something went wrong there, I guess you now know it is)
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here's what they look like now (I really recommend the clingfilm method, easy and very effective!)

echinopsis calorubra
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gymnocalicium denudatum
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mammillaria hahniana
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gymnocalicium damsii
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on opuntia ficus indica seedling
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gymnocalicium mihanovichii 'japon'
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on maihueniopsis darwinii (looks like it's reverting!)
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some new grafts from last week, all clingfilm method on hylocereus undatus:

echinocereus coccineus HRU9051
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echinocereus longisetus
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gymnocalicium carminanthum
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copiapoa hypogaea KH158
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echinocereus davisii
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echinofossulocactus caespitosus
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echinopsis eyriesii var. grandiflora
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eriosyce subgibbosa ssp. castanea JA57
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lophophora williamsii
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and an update on two of my most recent seedling grafts:

echinopsis calorubra
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gymnocalicium denudatum
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lookin good! 8)
Could you demonstrate the cling film method, or is there a thread that shows this already that I missed?
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Tony wrote:lookin good! 8)
Could you demonstrate the cling film method, or is there a thread that shows this already that I missed?
Yes, it looking good! I'm interesting in an demonstration of the method as well :)
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This video shows the cling film method:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-glXJrswWtw
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