Propagating sulcorebutia
Propagating sulcorebutia
I am getting a sulcorebutia cutting and the person giving it to me said it doesn't root easily. She planted a cutting and it's been six months already but still no roots. She suggested that I graft mine instead. Personally, I don't like the look of grafted cacti. Are sulcorebutias that difficult to propagate?
Re: Propagating sulcorebutia
They indeed are difficult. You could also graft it on a 'low' stock, one that you don't see when planted. But if you're not experienced with grafting you have a big risk of losing it because it will rot or won't connect properly to the stock.
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You could try to make a fresh cut and apply some rooting hormone, depending on the size of the pup.
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Re: Propagating sulcorebutia
So I got the Sulcorebutia cutting and it turns out to be really small. It's like the first segment of my pinky finger, barely an inch long. Would it be possible to graft something this small? Or should I just try to plant it on the soil and wait and hope for it to root?
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I would say grafting it would be a better option I had several offsets this size and all failed to root and just dried up.
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Re: Propagating sulcorebutia
Yes, these are hard to root. The size is decent, Sulcorebutias are small cacti. Cut it in half and graft both parts.
The best case is when roots appear before detaching the offset but not all species do this.
The best case is when roots appear before detaching the offset but not all species do this.
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Re: Propagating sulcorebutia
Thanks everyone. Based on your inputs, I have decided to graft mine.
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Re: Propagating sulcorebutia
I have a Sulcorebutia rauschii that has about 5 offsets ... so I am VERY interested in what kind of luck you have, and what, exactly, it was that you did, in trying to root yours. If you have a response to this for me, you can just post a reply as I have set the flag to be notified if anyone replies, OR, you can PM me ... either way ... or nothing ... I truly don't want to intrude in anyone's life or time.
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I'm going to be the odd one here, but I have no problem rooting Sulcorebutia cuttings, except for S. rauschii: that one is a bit hit and miss, but I still get a decent number of cuttings to root. Our (high) temperatures probably play some part in my success, and the only other different thing may be the rooting medium. I use crushed lava rock, screened to approximately 2-5mm, and I set the cuttings to root on a tray under the bench. I can't tell you how long it takes, probably a lot, but I loose very few of them if any at all.
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