How to graft a Christmas cactus? 3 methods with text and pictures, learn in 2 minutes
The Christmas cactus is a very popular flowering potted plant right now. Many Christmas cacti that bloom are grown from grafts, but many flower lovers do not know how to graft a Christmas cactus. Let me teach you these three methods, with text and pictures, and you can learn them in two minutes!
When grafting, you need to choose a rootstock and a scion. Pereskia, Euphorbia trigona and cactus are rootstocks, and Christmas cactus branches are the scion
The first method, grafting a Christmas cactus onto Pereskia
To graft a Christmas cactus onto Pereskia, use the approach grafting method. At the areole of the Pereskia, cut as shown in the picture. It is recommended to cut out a base, so that when grafting the Christmas cactus it serves as a fixed support. Peel off the epidermis at the cut surface of the Christmas cactus, about 1 cm, press it onto the Pereskia, fix it with a small clip, and place it in a cool place. In 7 to 10 days they will grow together.
The second method, grafting a Christmas cactus onto Euphorbia trigona
To graft a Christmas cactus onto Euphorbia trigona, use side grafting. First find the vein of the Euphorbia trigona. After finding the vein, cut upward at a 45-degree angle, insert the Christmas cactus leaf into the cut, fix it with a toothpick, and place it in a cool, ventilated place. In about ten days they will grow together!
The third method, grafting a Christmas cactus onto cactus
Grafting a Christmas cactus onto cactus is the most common method. Top grafting or side grafting both work. The handling of the scion is as shown in the picture above. Cut open the cactus from the top, make a cut about 1 cm deep at the cut surface, insert the Christmas cactus branch into it, and fix it with a toothpick or the spines of the cactus. Place it in a cool, ventilated place, and in ten days they will grow together!
The purpose of grafting is to use the rootstock's innate growing conditions to make the Christmas cactus grow better, and it can also shape the plant to make it beautiful and attractive!
These three methods are all very simple. Friends who like to get hands-on can try them themselves!
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Isn't it simple? Have you learned it?