These dope Opuntia catus look so fantastic in sunny rock garden that we've decided to try growing a few from seed. Hardy cactus that can take a North Eastern winter, why not?

Attempting to graft a seven month old Trichocereus Chalaensis OP to a three year Pilosocereus Pachycladus Azureus.

Welcome to Dope 🌵 Cactus. This is your home for excellent plants and garden fun. 

After two months of paperwork and travel time, we have received a shipments of some super interesting Trichocereus tersheckii hybrids. 

Horace the Timekeeper keeps a watchful eye on our "ZipLock Tek" plant out for August. 🪴 8-4-22 🪴 These are seeds from Ross Gurau's summer 2022 harvest in New Zealand. In less than a week, it looks like we have very solid germination rates on all the various varieties.

"Night Bloom" Photo Credit - Copyright 2022 u/juoza

I love the Blue Torch cactus for it's fun colors and super prickly spines. This cactus is down right dangerous 💀. The initial plan was to try grafting some seedlings on to these, but I just don't have the heart to slice off their beautiful tops.

( Pilosocereus Pachycladus Azureus )

Three little terscheckii were the first cacti added to my garden. These were the plants that got me hooked on this cactus. (I still love orchid too : -)  This little pot of three siblings is slow growing but rewarding to watch. I would recommend a baby terscheckii as a great cactus for people with limited space and lots of time on their hands. Be warned, they do eventually grow into massive beasts. 

This photo is a July update of some assorted SanPedro cacti 🌵 seedlings. Many of these sweet little babies recently arrived from Texas.

Meanwhile in our grow tent, our seedling trays are slowly making progress.  

These were some Tricocereus cactus seedlings purchased in the winter of 2021. To save on space, they were planted together in a community pot. Initially grown under lights, they've now been moved into their own pots and placed into the greenhouse for the summer.

Trillium are one of our favorite wildflowers. They are among the first flowers you'll find in early spring.  These are fairly common but their flowers have a brief window. In New England, Trillium and Wild Violets usually bloom a few weeks before the pink lady slippers orchids. Late May and early June are prime months for these wildflowers in Vermont. 

"Why Trillium Have Become the Poster Child for Endangered Native Plants" NYTimes.com 5/22

Planted 3/6/22. At just over a month and a half, the seedlings are doing well. There area few crowded spots, all trays have germinated nicely.  Are you interested in growing some crazy cacti? Here's a link to one source: mallachtsplants.com

Cactus Seed Plant Out 3/6/22

The cactus project in progress.

Seen here are some non-native Chinese Ground Orchids, Bletilla Striata. 

Because Orchids;  here's a random Buddhist quote :
Don't mistake the finger pointing at the moon for the moon.