Q.Grafted
It states on the moon cactus that I purchased that it must be grafted to survive, not quite sure what that means, does it mean to cut off the babies?Thank you,Deborah
Certified GKH Gardening Expert
The colored cactus are grafted to a green cactus, usually the dragonfruit, to survive. Those little babies on top will not survive on their own without being grafted to one of the three suitable host cacti. Most people use dragonfruit, or hylocereus, as the green cactus. Since the babies on top do not make chlorophyll, they cannot survive without a cactus that can. These do not occur in nature.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/moon-cactus/care-of-moon-cactus.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/scgen/grafting-cactus-plants.htm
