Once in a blue moon...

Burger · 06-12-09, 23:59

Every now and then something rare pops its head up.

You could imagine my surprise when I discovered that from the same small batch of seed I had not one, but TWO variegated Lophophora Williamsii seedlings!

These little beauties are few and far between and are a very sought after cacti

I grafted the smaller one and potted up the other to grow on its own roots.

Fortunately the graft took, and is now growing well.

Because of the large amount of variegation, it might not have survived without being grafted.

The larger specimen has less variegation and it doing well on its own so far and will likely be grafted to a larger, more permanent stock in a year or two.

Needless to say, I am one happy camper, hope you enjoy the pics

paph · 06-13-09, 02:40

Awesome bro!

Keep us posted so we can see them as they mature.

slummunky · 07-03-09, 01:02

At what age do you graft the little guys?

Burger · 07-05-09, 06:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by slummunky

At what age do you graft the little guys?

They were grafted at about 6 months old.

Raziel · 07-07-09, 01:54

Very nice ! What causes that ? I have only seen pictures of variegated but no explaination.

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Burger Alone in the Dark Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 403	Once in a blue moon... Every now and then something rare pops its head up. You could imagine my surprise when I discovered that from the same small batch of seed I had not one, but TWO variegated Lophophora Williamsii seedlings! These little beauties are few and far between and are a very sought after cacti I grafted the smaller one and potted up the other to grow on its own roots. Fortunately the graft took, and is now growing well. Because of the large amount of variegation, it might not have survived without being grafted. The larger specimen has less variegation and it doing well on its own so far and will likely be grafted to a larger, more permanent stock in a year or two. Needless to say, I am one happy camper, hope you enjoy the pics Attached Thumbnails __________________ Your life is an occasion......Rise to it.

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06-13-09, 02:40	#2 (permalink)
paph Future Sailor Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 939	Awesome bro! Keep us posted so we can see them as they mature.

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Raziel We will ... live forever Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,664	Very nice ! What causes that ? I have only seen pictures of variegated but no explaination.