Moon cactus in full bloom 😍💜💙
My cactus is in full bloom😍 its so pretty 💜💙 and there is still one more to come, can't wait :)
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3” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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@Nathaliezyx4 It’s so amazing that Moon Cactus flower, and the bloom is almost bigger than the plant 😅😂🤣🥰💕💜
I have a Moon Cactus, Gymnocalycium mihanovichii or Hibotan cactus. The top is the orange plant you have there. (Except for the flower, of which I’m jealous!) However, to my knowledge Moon Cactus are always grafted, with the colorful part typically Gymnocalycium (the sicon) and a rootstock cactus, such as Hylocereus. Does yours have a rootstock that I can’t see in the photo?
Gymnocalycium don’t photosynthesize so they need the nutrition provided by another cactus. Otherwise they can’t survive. Have you had yours long? It looks so healthy and obviously happy!
They also have a short life expectancy. Generally, they last 1-3 years. The two cacti grow at different rates so ultimately they split apart. The top can be grafted onto a new root, though, which is fairly easy to do. In this way it can continue.
The top is prone to sunburn so it can’t tolerate direct sunlight. The bottom does need direct sun, but if your plant is in bright indirect sun it will do well.
You can propagate the top by carefully removing a baby from the top. Let it callous over and then set it on your medium. It will live only 6 months to 1 year, but it will be gorgeous during that time! You could probably graft the baby to rootstock, but I don’t know precisely how that’s done best.
At a minimum you have a fabulous Gymnocalycium. I love my Moon!
Gymnocalycium don’t photosynthesize so they need the nutrition provided by another cactus. Otherwise they can’t survive. Have you had yours long? It looks so healthy and obviously happy!
They also have a short life expectancy. Generally, they last 1-3 years. The two cacti grow at different rates so ultimately they split apart. The top can be grafted onto a new root, though, which is fairly easy to do. In this way it can continue.
The top is prone to sunburn so it can’t tolerate direct sunlight. The bottom does need direct sun, but if your plant is in bright indirect sun it will do well.
You can propagate the top by carefully removing a baby from the top. Let it callous over and then set it on your medium. It will live only 6 months to 1 year, but it will be gorgeous during that time! You could probably graft the baby to rootstock, but I don’t know precisely how that’s done best.
At a minimum you have a fabulous Gymnocalycium. I love my Moon!
I agree with @TruthfulApricot The top, if not connected to the bottom anymore, will die. It cannot supply chlorophyll by itself, therefore the reason to graft it to another cactus. How have you had it for so long? And you can re-graft the scion (the colorful top cactus) to another rootstock (the bottom cactus). Just use a clean, sharp knife to cut the very bottom off of the scion, and cut the very top off of the rootstock, but make sure the freshly cut edges are about the same size. Also make sure the rootstock is in dry soil. Then place them together, and rubber band them together. Put the rubber bands all the way around the new plant AND pot carefully. Let the plant sit in indirect light without watering it for two weeks, or until the scion and the rootstock are completely sealed together. Such a beautiful cactus and the flowers are so pretty!