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Written by Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson
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- SHAPE : Large and treelike or tall clusters of stems.
- RIBS : Usually straight and pronounced even more so.
- AREOLE : Small to large and wooly.
- SPINES : Usually spiny, tree form usually strong and thick often falling off with age.
- FLOWERS : Late Spring/Summer, usually large, funnelform fragrant white and opening at night and finished by mid morning, towards the top of the plant.
photos to follow soon.
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Written by Attila Kapitany
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ECHINOPSIS (Hedgehog Cacti) including LOBIVIA (128 species) |
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Written by Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson
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- SHAPE :Small and globose.
- RIBS : Usually tuberculate becoming rib like.
- AREOLE : Distinct wooly.
- SPINES : Usually plentiful mostly short.
- FLOWERS : Of all colours often large, funnelform and short-lived (1-2 days), borne on shoulders, open day, usually have narrow scales on the outer petals and floral tubes that often bear hairs or bristles.
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Written by Frank Kamei (G'day Cactus)
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Grafted cactus on a non-permanent stock has to be degrafted someday.
I use Hylocereus as a grafting stock quite often.
Hylocereus is well suited to Ariocarpus and gives very good growth.
Since Hylocereus is not a permanent stock, I use the following degrafting method.
 1. - 2 years old Ariocurpus retusus, ~10cm diameter |
 2.1 - Breaking off at joint by hand. This is the stock side. |
 2.2 - Scion side. A large cavity on joint part. |
 3. - Fill in rooting powder in the cavity. |
 4. - Dried around 2 weeks |
 5. - Pot for rooting, I use clay base cat litter on top. |
 6. - Fill in wet cat litter in the cavity. |
 7. - Set cactus in pot |
 8. - Put a sheet of tissue on top of the cactus, wait rooting |
 9. - Rooted completely. |
Reprinted with permission, Frank Kamei - G'day Cactus
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ECHINOCEREUS (Hedgehog Cacti) (60 species) |
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Written by Noelene Tomlinson and Wayne Robinson
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- SHAPE :Variable.
- RIBS : Starts with tubercles then curved ribs 4-26, usually well formed.
- AREOLE : Areoles borne at the tubercle tips.
- SPINES : Spines variable usually plentiful.
- FLOWERS : Spring and Summer developing from the upper edges of the areoles or bursting through the epidermis; open during the day, fairly large, funnelform, many coloured, floral tubes bearing spines, bristles and sometimes wool, stigmas always green.
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