Caring For A Grafted Cactus. Cacti are houseplants you barely need to water, making them a lot more low-maintenance than those that need frequent hydration. Hardy in zones 9-11, ...

For cactus grafting we need rootstock and scion. A grafted cactus is formed when two different species of cacti are combined together to form a single plant. The lower green part of the grafting is ...

How to Graft a Cactus. 1. Select a good, strong base cactus – Merv prefers the Blue Myrtle-Cactus (Myrtillocactus geometrizans) for its vigour and attractive blue-green colouring. 2.

Citrus species can be difficult to root from stem cuttings. The more conventional ways of propagating citrus are air-layering and grafting. The first method involves the removal of a ring of bark ...

Mr Field said his father's interest started about 1910 after he read an article about cactus grafting in Boy's Own magazine. The collection also had the help of the Royal Botanic Gardens, ...