Move to a new home with a over grown cactus that top heavy. Live in Perth Western Australia, wanted to prune a month back But now out of no where it’s has started to grow shoots, bud n in bloom. Do I risk harm to the plant or just a short lived blooming experience by taking cuttings now. Will it delay the dry out time prior to potting or take longer to root once potted. Thank you in advance. Look forward to know advice from an expert in this area and not by others that are unsure but advise not to.
You should have no trouble taking cuttings and propagating.
This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/night-blooming-cereus/night-blooming-cereus-cuttings.htm
There is a long, pencil sized growth on my Night Blooming Cerius plant. It is about 3 feet long. What do I do with it, if anything? Thank you
Could you include a photo here? This will help me. It could be a flower, but I won't be able to tell without a photo. Here is an article that will help in the meantime: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/night-blooming-cereus/night-blooming-cereus.htm
What does it mean if the leaves on my night-blooming cereus are turning gray?
This is a fungal infection. Usually this is caused by overwatering. You should only water when the top two inches of the planting material is almost completely dry. You can attempt to correct the issue, as long as it isn't too far developed. Mix peroxide in water. Just replace 1/4 of the water with peroxide. This will kill off anything that doesn't belong there.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/night-blooming-cereus/night-blooming-cereus.htm
It’s hard to see the spots but if you look hard you can see them. Then what happens next is the tip of the leaf dries out and then expands down the leaf until the whole leaf dies. It seems to be spreading throughout my whole plant.
Uh-oh... This is a fungal infection that will lead to the quick death of the plant if not treated.
The first thing that you can try is to mix 1/4 peroxide with 3/4 water the next time that you water. This should only happen once a week for 2 or 3 weeks. This will help to kill of the infection. The infected material will not go away, but the spread will stop.
Make sure that this plant has PLENTY of time to dry out between watering, or is in the proper soil mix that will allow it to dry out in the correct timeframe. This problem is usually caused by overwatering.
These should become completely dry throughout the entire container before watering again. I recommend a succulent or cactus soil blend to help with this. A container that let's out all extra water is helpful as well.
This article will give you more information on the care of these: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/night-blooming-cereus/night-blooming-cereus.htm
I live in San Diego Ca and I have a half dozen ceres. This year several of them have developed bright red leaves and look dehydrated. But I do water every few weeks. We did have a light frost a few weeks ago. Is that what might have caused the red leaves. Looks pretty unsightly actually. Other plants around these two show none of this discoloration. I don't normally get frost but I do live on a canyon. Also all plants are in full sun in winter as the crepe myrtle tree they are near is bare of leaves.
Fungal attacks are extremely difficult to stop. The best option is to find any uninfected stems and re-start a new plant from them and throw the rest of the plant away. Fungicides are available that could slow down the fungus attack, but the fungus rarely is eliminated in this way.
I have read all the articles I can find but I’m still not clear if I should re-pot my night-blooming jcereus at this time, or wait. It is currently in the container I rooted the cutting in: a half gallon milk container, cut down. The original leaf I made the cuttings from is about 18” and the new leaf, with all the little ones growing from it is 25” long. Currently, the plant is growing a new stem from the base and a new leaf at the same time. It grows almost visibly and the stem promises to be a very big. Should I repot it now, or wait a while? If now, what size pot should it go into? I’ve also seen posts that say to use citrus/cactus soil and others that say use half potting soil and half sand. Does anyone have an opinion as to what would be better? Thank you for any help I can get!
We don't recommend repotting for a couple of years after starting a cutting.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/night-blooming-cereus/night-blooming-cereus-cuttings.htm
It has been doing well each year blooming from July to October.
It appears to be one. I would recommend using wettable sulfur and DOLOMITIC lime together to correct the issue.
If that doesn't stop the spread (old spots will not disappear, but new growth will be clean when it starts to work) then you may have to turn to a more harsh copper fungicide.
This article will help with the care of these plants: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/night-blooming-cereus/night-blooming-cereus.htm