This KK339 Blue Clone is a fast growing cactus and one of the fastest in my garden. But first, what exactly does “KK339” mean, and what is it’s relevance when identifying a particular type of cactus? To put it simply, KK339 refers to the Chan Chan area in Ecuador. It means the seed that this…
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Grafting Cacti Part 4
Grafting Cacti to Rapidly increase your Collection There are lots of reasons for Grafting Cacti. This article is about how to use grafting to quickly increase the quantity of a particular cactus or clone. I’m going to use Trichocereus Bridgesii clone, “True Blue” as the subject/scion. It’s one of my favourites! It has a nice…
Grafting Cacti to isolate variegation Part 3
The grafts in this post were actually performed before the grafts in the previous article, part 2 the Wedge Graft. However I wrote them in this order because I thought part 2 followed part 1 from a continuity perspective. In this post I initially used 2 areole grafts and 2 slab grafts making sure I…
Grafting Cacti to isolate variegation Part 2 -The Wedge Graft
The initial Wedge Graft method was used in Grafting Cacti to isolate variegation Part 1. In that instance it wasn’t entirely a success, because the contact between the scion and rootstock wasn’t ideal and it was difficult to cut the scion to include a piece of the vascular ring. Therefore the Wedge Graft method had…
Trichocereus Huascha hybrid
This is the story of an Ugly Duckling cactus. At face value it had little appeal, but as it turned out, it had some really nice properties which made it very worthwhile in the end. I purchased it on an online auction and I was the only bidder. It was listed as Trichocereus Tarijensis. From…
Trichocereus Bridgesii “True Blue”
I have a few Bridgesiis but True Blue is definitely my favourite. Not only because it looks great but it’s also a really good grower. Amazingly this clone doesn’t appear to be very popular. You rarely see it for sale online. I purchased this cutting in February 2022. You can see it started to developed…
Trichocereus Peruvianus “Ferret”
Trichocereus Peruvianus “Ferret” is definitely one of my favourite blue cacti. It’s a darker blue than alot of the more popular blue Peruvianus clones which makes it a little unique and of course a little bit special. It’s reputedly a fast grower. However, I’ve had mixed results which I suppose adds to the intrigue of…