Interesting grafting method

[ElieEstephane]

While browsing for schlumbergera grafts, i found this interesting technique.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sunset_view/7763376910
Whatever gets the job done!

[stefan m.]

I dont know what to tell you..... Seems kind of redundant since both can be used as a grafting stock.....

[ElieEstephane]

And both can be grafted together. Why not. Most of us just graft for experimentation so why not do anything weird.

[stefan m.]

If you have plants and room to spare, yeah, sure. Frankly those two are the only cacti that i have that bloom yearly.
The rest is either too small or dead.
What really bums me out that all grower grown echinopsis chamacereus and oxygona keep dying on me. Guess i should reppot them on purchase... in retrospect.

[snarfie]

grafting the Schlumbergera opuntioides isn't really redundant, as it can be very picky and slow growing on its own roots, and go years without flowering. However i agree it isn't really necessary to graft the other two. Then again, those were probably done as a trial, to see how well it would work for other (rarer) flat clade schlumbergera.