If I were you, I'd graft it. If it were mine, I'd leave it on since, for me grafting is really "killing 2 plants at once".

wow - a photo-luminescent bloom....I've never seen one that emits it's own light!!!!

Here in MD, we are not the cacti center of the world. However, we try!! Two years ago, I installed my outdoor cactus garden. And, sure, I can grow Opuntia humifusa and a few others....but I wanted some plants that LOOKED like Arizona. So, I keep trying different plants. Anyway, last winter was bruta...

That irish one would be Echinocactus erinacea I guess...

"busy fishing" ?? Isn't that an oxymoron....

<i>"Opuntia glochidontouchit"</i> - yup - works for me.....

We're not allowed to talk about it....this here place is for cacti....

They grow wild in my yard here in MD. It was one of the pleasant surprises I found when I bought the place back in 96. I have, of course, increased the number of species available in my yard....including a large Echinocereus trigliochidiatus that wasn't even fazed by this years winter (which doesn't...

Yeah Peter, Asiatica is nice. They often sell at local home & garden shows here in MD. They've accumulated a bit of my money over the past few years. They are a bit pricey....but they have some nice stuff you can't find this side of China.

Definitely the same Fero.... (based on nearby rocks) kinda cool!

I love the tephro's myself and have 1 T. alex... It has never sctually grown yet (in 2 years) - but it hasn't died yet either (so, I consider it a success!!!)

Can I ask where you got them as I would love to get both the "alex" and the "Maihu"

Souky

Kinda makes me glad that we didn't exchange presents this year - and especially glad we didn't exchage them with your family!!!!

Looks like it could be sunburn to me.....

Spin it around - if it happens on the other side - it's definitely burn!!!

Darryl, whatever you do, <b>DO NOT</b> try to combine those two activities. It can get very uncomfortable. Lord knows you don't need glochids on any tender areas.... Like the time when I was a young'un and my brother REALLY pissed me off, so I rolled a bunch of Opuntias around in his underwear drawe...

scopa can have all sorts of different color spines.

As for the horstii....mine blooms a orangy-rust with a yellower center.. kinda like this: