Mutant cacti: the weird and the beautiful

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2 ай бұрын

There are many mutant cacti in cultivation; some relatively common, others exceedingly rare. Some are weird freaks, like Mammillaria bocasana 'Fred,' while others are geometric beauties, like Eulychnia castanea 'Varispiralis.'
This video provides an introduction into the wonderful and often bizarre world of the mutant cactus, providing information about how mutants occur, some different types of mutation and then shows a few specific plants in my collection.
Image credits:
Mammillaria bocasana subsp. eschauzieri (J.M.Coult.) W.A.Fitz Maur. & B.Fitz Maur.
Observed in Mexico
by Luis Stevens (licensed under CC 4.0)
Eulychnia castanea Phil.
Observed in Chile
by charif_tala (licensed under CC 4.0)
Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Console
Observed in Mexico
by carloss17rochaa (licensed under CC 4.0)
Trichocereus bridgesii (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
Observed in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
by Martin Lowry (licensed under CC 4.0)
Lophocereus schottii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
observed in Mexico
by Leo Gzz. (licensed under CC 4.0)

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@user-zq8nl1gp1s Ай бұрын

Really appreciate your thoroughness in these videos. Lots of videos on KZfaq regarding this particular hobby are lacking in the informational department…yours tick all the boxes of what i want in a hobbyist cacti/succulent video. Big respect

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it!

@JeanClaudeVanDaz Ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more. Was about to comment saying the same thing.

@christinakara278 Ай бұрын

glad i found a new cactus chanel- may it grow 🌵🍀

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thanks heaps!

@grannyplants1764 Ай бұрын

Fasciated cacti have always been favorites of mine, there is not much info out there about them so this was very appreciated. I have seen natural fascination on other plants like roses or boxwood, I just assumed the cacti I was seeing in the stores were done with some kind of chemical. Thank you for doing this! 🌵

@AridZine Ай бұрын

There are some fasciated clones of cacti that are incredibly predisposed to creating fasciated offspring. With the right hybrid, you can have 50% or more of the seedlings quickly showing created traits. It’s pretty wild! Anyway thanks for stopping by.

@stevenburke7960 Ай бұрын

Great video. My wife and I have a few different mutants in our collection. Here in Arizona the biggest of the mutants is the crested Saguaros.

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thank you! Those crested Saguaros would be a sight to behold

@jeannette7243 Ай бұрын

You had me with the title, but my word, did you deliver! You have a new subscriber.

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Haha thanks, glad you enjoyed it

@St.IsaacOfSyria Ай бұрын

Excellent video!

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JoshH708 Ай бұрын

A beautiful collection! But don't forget about the "spiral" mutation in cereus cacti. Thats my favorite mutation.

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Yes that’s a stunner! Just don’t have a good example of it - I’m growing some from seed but they haven’t started spiraling just yet. When they do I’ll make a new video about them specifically.

@Traveller_Ceylon Ай бұрын

I love this channel. Here are the most informative videos that I was looking for. Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@timmillan6701 Ай бұрын

Very nice plants. I was surprised that your video didn’t include Cereus forbesii ‘Spiralis’, as it seems to be the “it” plant at shows and sales in my area these days. I haven’t bought one yet because it is still very expensive (~$100/ 6”pot). I have only seen that Eulychnia one time before, but I will probably acquire one the next time I come across it. As it is so much more rare here, the cost wouldn’t be as much of a factor.

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Yeah, the spiral cereus is a stunner. I didn’t include it as I don’t have a specimen worth showing - I’m raising a few from seed but they haven’t started spiraling yet (and they may never!)

@michaeltran2347 Ай бұрын

Very informative video. Love the visual comparisons with wild cactus

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Appreciate it

@dr.peyote Ай бұрын

Thank you for this very interesting video! Those mutant catci look otherwordly.

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@benjmima Ай бұрын

Awesome video can't wait to see more amazing cactus videos as I have only just started collecting a few and trying to learn as much information about them 🌵❤

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thanks, hope you enjoy the journey!

@MikeWard-wg5np Ай бұрын

Hey cool video, enjoyed watching this very much. Keep em coming.

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@gazepskotzs4 Ай бұрын

Nice vid! Just subscribed.

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Phat_Plants Ай бұрын

Love the content, mate very informative

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thanks mate

@19YVO Ай бұрын

nice video greetings from the Netherlands

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, from down in Australia.

@thekittengod5331 Ай бұрын

Nice collection of pots and cacti

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@CurtsCactus Ай бұрын

Great vid, very informative keep making vids 😁

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@karthikyadav2904 Ай бұрын

Nice and good information and knowledge . Hope you make more videos so we can gain knowledge from you .

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thanks, plenty more to come!

@asmrtpop2676 Ай бұрын

THANK YOU for this :) I recently de-grafted a crazy bunny ears off of a dragon fruit rootstock… waiting to see if it roots. I could find zero info on if I even had a chance to be successful, or even if that type of bunny ears can be propogated at all. So you might be about to tell me my efforts were fruitless and it will eventually die lol 😭. Mutants are fascinating and I am looking forward to your future videos on the topics. Would love an answer to my detracting question if you have one! ❤

@AridZine Ай бұрын

I’ve timed myself poorly, because I’ll be making a video in a few weeks on propagating through cuttings - which would apply to your degraft too. But anyway, if your bunny ears is an Opuntia species (Opuntia microdasys?) it’ll very happily take root. I’d just make sure the cut was well calloused before putting it on soil, keeping the plant warm but protected from the sun and keeping the soil somewhat moist (but not wet.) If you can do those things for it, it should root without any issues.

@asmrtpop2676 Ай бұрын

@@AridZineThank you!!! That is indeed what I am doing with it. Hoping for the best. I wanted to have all my microdasys in one pot together. :) They’re such cute untouchable little things lol. And where I live I never find the mutant version on their own, they’re always grafted for whatever reason. Will be subscribing and looking forward to new videos! Also, the rootstock so far seems quite happy to be free of its conjoined twin lol.

@michellechapman6839 Ай бұрын

Awesome 😮😮😮😮

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Definitely!

@wilsonb5417 Ай бұрын

Ive had a Crested Myrtillo Geometrizans 'Elite' in my collection for about 5 or 6 years. This season it's actually began to turn monstrose DIRECTLY out of the fasciation! 😵 So that means that this Myrtillo contains both genes 🧬 I've never heard of this before and would like to know if anyone else has a specimen that's both crested and monstrose at the same time

@AridZine Ай бұрын

The reversions from Elite aren’t typical of Myrtillocactus geometrizans growth, so they’re typically somewhat monstrose already. But I’d be curious to see the nature of the growth from your plant to see if it’s something new and unique!

@owenlarson07366 Ай бұрын

Instant subscribe

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Malprincess 28 күн бұрын

Do these Fred type cacti still need the same care as other cacti? The texture and skin of it doesn't make it less light/heat tolerant? I literally paused the video a second before you answered these questions lol. Whoops! Can you explain more about the rot susceptibility? Is that if they get water on them? Or just in general?

@AridZine 27 күн бұрын

Ive not investigated it too much, so I can’t say for certain - but I suspect that the many cracks and crevices in the plant allow water to pool on the body, which invites fungal infection. I’ve never had any problems with watering, but I’ve seen some huge specimens and their owners have told me they only bottom water the plants to avoid this sort of rot.

@maxritter7868 Ай бұрын

Someone at the Thrasher design department needs to be slapped; I spent way too long wondering who "Dee The Wall" is

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Can’t unsee it now!

@makaimaukahasopinions848 Ай бұрын

Aloha from Hawai'i 🤙

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Aloha!

@raoulpiccirillo4635 Ай бұрын

Pubblicità del Tantum Verde in sottofondo: Mammillaria bocchinara? Ahhhhhh!

@AridZine Ай бұрын

😀

@neziadias7163 Ай бұрын

💚🌵

@AridZine Ай бұрын

😀

@Prickly-Brew Ай бұрын

I’ve found they are picky with the water they take in. They do not like our water here…FYI

@AridZine Ай бұрын

What’s the nature of your water?

@Prickly-Brew Ай бұрын

It’s just treated city water but this year I have rain barrels strictly for my cacti and they all are so much happier this year. But the mutants I’ve lost three crest my short form is hanging in there yet to show growth at all though. And next to it I had a Peruvian give me a smudge ove 2 foot.

@AridZine Ай бұрын

Yeah rain water in general is better for plants. Good nutrients and no chemicals

@Malprincess 28 күн бұрын

Do those spiral cactus revert? Like how some variegated plants can lose the variegation?

@AridZine 27 күн бұрын

I’ve never heard of one reverting, but they can take different shapes - sometimes they can crest, sometimes they stop spiralling and look more like they’re melting.

@Malprincess 26 күн бұрын

@@AridZine The different shapes occurring on one plant? Either way, super interesting!