Another one :/

[FistulinaHepatica]

Oh, I'm a very patient fungus... if I have to wait till next year, that's fine too!

A cutting with at least 4 leaves is good enough for me it's a cactus, it should be fine! I'm more than happy to offer your friend with the mother plant a moonie grafted once I get the method right.

Moon cacti are weird creatures, aren't they? All the moon cacti that are popular with collectors now originally came from a Japanese cacti lover (Hibotan) who managed to germinate 2 mutants who doesn't have chlorophyll, out of several thousands of Gymnocalecium seeds that he sown. He promptly grafted the little devils onto other hosts knowing that they could never survive to make their own food for the lack of greenstuff.

[tinypixiexoxo]

I well def. see if he (my friend) can part with another cutting, but if not, I shall keep a patient fungus updated, and hopefully with photos, we can decide together when to make a cutting!

Then of course, we can figure out how to deal with the Post. I'm not too worried though. Is the Post for all of Canada? My father has connections in Ontario, so I'm sure I can get you the cutting one way or another.

Also I wonder, do I have to declare the contents of the package? I was hoping, in addition to the pereskiopsis cutting, to send you some other cuttings from other succulents??

This will be fun!!!!!!

[tinypixiexoxo]

I did not know that about moon cacti, and Now I am more intrigued about them.. They cannot exist without a host?!??

[FistulinaHepatica]

The fully red/orange ones cannot live long without being grafted onto another host cactus. The original non-mutant Gymnocalycium cacti can be magenta-purple (green chlorophyll + red pigment) or green with streaks of red. They are also known as "Plaid Cacti". The purple/plaid ones can live without graft host as they do have chlorophyll:

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Purple Cactus!
(Pic tribute to cactus art)

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Plaid Cactus!

Fully mutant Hibotan strain lacks chlorophyll that makes it all red -- and also requires *life support* from another cactus, even Pereskiopsis, like my Moonie "Ernie". I'm keen to graft Ernie's pups because he's not fully red or fully orange, but has kinda neat streaky and variegated colouration.

[Green Mantis]

If that is your ernie in the bottom photo, he is beautiful That is a really unusual colour. These cactus sure can look different, size, shape and colour. No wonder they are so popular.

[tinypixiexoxo]

My friend who has the mother pereskiopsis has "caught on" to the potential of his large plant, and has cut all possible cuttings... He won't let me have another one for free as he, too, has promised cuttings to others...

He is going to try putting cacti ontop as he has a vast collection of cacti!! Hopefully I get get in on that action

I've attached a more recent shot of my cutting, Perhaps we can marvel at how fast it has grown! It truly is the "weed" cactus!

My friend from Alberta, let me know when you think I can clip for you!

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