tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post8932654518244112211..comments2023-05-01T07:50:55.593-07:00Comments on My Life Among the Lithops (and Other Strange Plants): A Monstrose By Any Other Name....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-69882962402698071772013-10-15T18:00:24.469-07:002013-10-15T18:00:24.469-07:00Hi, Jess!
See my newest blog post, I've done m...Hi, Jess!<br />See my newest blog post, I've done my best to answer your excellent question. In brief, monstrose cacti are generally grafted, as they are delicate and rather finicky creatures due to the stress of their genetic mutations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-34592987508712412232013-10-14T22:13:52.798-07:002013-10-14T22:13:52.798-07:00How would one take a cutting for one of these guys...How would one take a cutting for one of these guys?Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242622843614810743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-80283015173713841542012-07-29T13:38:13.955-07:002012-07-29T13:38:13.955-07:00Oh, smushed-face Persian cats, yes. Like so many o...Oh, smushed-face Persian cats, yes. Like so many other variations we have decided are "cool", they do need special care. There are quite a few crested and monstrose cacti out there now, with lots of people growing them and hopefully taking good care of them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-2774862932329686972012-07-29T10:02:35.363-07:002012-07-29T10:02:35.363-07:00Your cactus mutant is freaky and urggh, but super ...Your cactus mutant is freaky and urggh, but super cute in its own peculiar way. This one is especially cute because it's so smooth and rounded. <br /><br />Humans are indeed peculiar creatures, putting great aesthetic value on what would be considered physical deformities - think dachshunds, Persian cats, lionhead goldfish, and all of the other deformed creatures that people perpetuate and accentuate through selective breeding. <br /><br />I have to admit that I also have a monstrose cactus, a Euphorbia of some type that lives on the windowsill in my office. It's not as cute as yours, though.Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-17736412613420765212012-07-29T07:35:06.898-07:002012-07-29T07:35:06.898-07:00That's true, this is a "natural" mut...That's true, this is a "natural" mutation, therefore, we tend to view it more positively. Even though the "natural mutation" may originally have been caused by a nasty virus! And now we quite unnaturally cultivate the monstrose mutants because they are so cool-looking to our eyes. So the mutant version eventually overtakes the "normal" version. Humans are peculiar creatures!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-33791219883785179392012-07-29T06:01:52.635-07:002012-07-29T06:01:52.635-07:00Very interesting info Marla! I think it's inte...Very interesting info Marla! I think it's interestingly beautiful in a strange kinda way. I'm not sure what I think of mutation anymore, it's funny how and what we define as good mutation and bad mutation.gaianurseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367322244187304881noreply@blogger.com