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**elossenen** · 02-07-2007, 07:15 PM

soon i'll be growing a lot of pereskia species for a new prof and i'm getting them in as unrooted cuttings. anyone have any hints or suggestions for rooting them? i've grown bleo and grandifolia for a while without issue....

**Tactattcahhaw** · 02-07-2007, 09:30 PM

ouchie!

**elossenen** · 02-07-2007, 10:24 PM

yeh, but i already knew that...

**boanuatiguali** · 02-08-2007, 06:56 AM

Pereskia roots easily....I just grew them by sticking them in a typical cactus mix, just kept them wetter...I gave them away though...nasty plants...those tiny glochids are worse than spines...Take care, Eric

**elossenen** · 07-19-2007, 08:16 PM

well, they came in today. don't look incredibly happy, but hopefully i can change that...
only left with one glochids (i was gonna say spine, but technically, i don't think it is...) in my hand i can't seem to find...

this is a Pereskia grandifolia or rose cactus

and this (drum roll, please) is the first time i've bloomed Pereskia bleo. i think it's also called wax rose

**RorieSorNearop** · 07-19-2007, 08:22 PM

That's beautiful. I want that greenhouse more, though.

**Tactattcahhaw** · 07-19-2007, 08:24 PM

Nice; and I'm impressed w/ how they don't look so thorny.

**elossenen** · 07-19-2007, 08:52 PM

oh, but they are...
do you see the big thorn sticking straight down on the rose cactus?
they seem to be grouped around the leaves so they may be hard to see.

**elossenen** · 07-19-2007, 09:13 PM

yippee! i found the glochid in my hand and got it out!

**Pwy9egVW** · 07-19-2007, 09:56 PM

Ouchie!

**boanuatiguali** · 07-20-2007, 05:30 AM

Pereskia (and Pereskiopsis) can be used as grafting stock for Epiphyllums and Christmas/Easter cacti. Just split a stem down the middle, insert the cutting (trimmed to expose the cambium and make it fit), and use one of the long spines to pin everything in place. The bloom is gorgeous...but I couldn't hack the glochids long enough to see mine bloom. Forget the species name..they were given to me by Frank Bowman, who was in charge of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's cacti collection at the time. Take care, Eric

**elossenen** · 07-20-2007, 03:44 PM

yippee! the leaves have perked up and things are looking pretty good!

**Tactattcahhaw** · 07-20-2007, 04:49 PM

Just needed some TLC!

**Tactattcahhaw** · 01-13-2009, 06:34 AM

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**HoqCBYMl** · 02-12-2009, 03:36 PM

Glochids, eh? Never heard of 'em. Learn something every day. Thanks for the photos and info.

**luspikals** · 02-13-2009, 01:53 AM

Weird plant alert!

I thought I read "glorchids" at first...time to get another cup of joe...

**boanuatiguali** · 11-25-2009, 05:18 AM

My son has been bugging me for Pereskia for some time now...so I finally decided to bid on a few that were on Ebay...he did real well on his SAT's, so I promised him that I would break my long standing ban....we'll see if I win...I'm sure they will make him happy...but I'll have to be sure my tweezers are within reach.....Take care, Eric

**Buyingtime** · 11-25-2009, 04:59 PM

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**elossenen** · 11-26-2009, 03:22 PM

they're growing like gangbusters, well, most of them.
i'll try to take photos in the next week or so but the suckers now take up a whole bench.
some have flowered, others nope.

**elossenen** · 11-30-2009, 06:43 PM

so things have changed a little. here is how they look now

no flowers today but here's a closeup of the fruit of one of the smaller flowered ones. the metal clip lookin' thing is the tweezers from my swiss army knife

some things have been added, for example, some Avonia (well, depending who you ask they may now be called Anacampseros)

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elossenen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	hey buddy, can you spare some info on Pereskia? soon i'll be growing a lot of pereskia species for a new prof and i'm getting them in as unrooted cuttings. anyone have any hints or suggestions for rooting them? i've grown bleo and grandifolia for a while without issue.... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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boanuatiguali Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	Pereskia roots easily....I just grew them by sticking them in a typical cactus mix, just kept them wetter...I gave them away though...nasty plants...those tiny glochids are worse than spines...Take care, Eric Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-19-2007, 08:16 PM	#5
elossenen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	well, they came in today. don't look incredibly happy, but hopefully i can change that... only left with one glochids (i was gonna say spine, but technically, i don't think it is...) in my hand i can't seem to find... this is a Pereskia grandifolia or rose cactus and this (drum roll, please) is the first time i've bloomed Pereskia bleo. i think it's also called wax rose Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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RorieSorNearop Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 490 Senior Member	That's beautiful. I want that greenhouse more, though. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Tactattcahhaw Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 564 Senior Member	Nice; and I'm impressed w/ how they don't look so thorny. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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elossenen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	oh, but they are... do you see the big thorn sticking straight down on the rose cactus? they seem to be grouped around the leaves so they may be hard to see. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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elossenen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	yippee! i found the glochid in my hand and got it out! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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boanuatiguali Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	Pereskia (and Pereskiopsis) can be used as grafting stock for Epiphyllums and Christmas/Easter cacti. Just split a stem down the middle, insert the cutting (trimmed to expose the cambium and make it fit), and use one of the long spines to pin everything in place. The bloom is gorgeous...but I couldn't hack the glochids long enough to see mine bloom. Forget the species name..they were given to me by Frank Bowman, who was in charge of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's cacti collection at the time. Take care, Eric Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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elossenen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	yippee! the leaves have perked up and things are looking pretty good! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-13-2009, 01:53 AM	#16
luspikals Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	Weird plant alert! I thought I read "glorchids" at first...time to get another cup of joe... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-25-2009, 05:18 AM	#17
boanuatiguali Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	My son has been bugging me for Pereskia for some time now...so I finally decided to bid on a few that were on Ebay...he did real well on his SAT's, so I promised him that I would break my long standing ban....we'll see if I win...I'm sure they will make him happy...but I'll have to be sure my tweezers are within reach.....Take care, Eric Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-26-2009, 03:22 PM	#19
elossenen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	they're growing like gangbusters, well, most of them. i'll try to take photos in the next week or so but the suckers now take up a whole bench. some have flowered, others nope. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-30-2009, 06:43 PM	#20
elossenen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	so things have changed a little. here is how they look now no flowers today but here's a closeup of the fruit of one of the smaller flowered ones. the metal clip lookin' thing is the tweezers from my swiss army knife some things have been added, for example, some Avonia (well, depending who you ask they may now be called Anacampseros) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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