Grafting of Euphorbia

This video shows how to graft Euphorbia''s. English subtitles. Dutch spoken. Watch the milky juice (latex) of Euphorbia because it is very poison and will damage the skin! Don't touch your face or eyes while grafting! Very toxic!

More information can be found at: http://www.euphorbia-international.org/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Grafting
• Euphorbia
• enten
• propagation
• propagating
• culivatiing
• plant
• succulent
• graft

[pigknuckles211]

..that I find so appealing in the subject matter.

Are your plants subject to forced greenhouse conditons or could this kind of growth be acheived "passively"? just a question of curiosity.

[DRCEVNL]

@pigknuckles211 The first plant that is shown is kept on it's own roots. The second one that is shown is a grafted one. These plants are grown in a greenhouse. I am not the owner of the plants but the person who is cultivating them will not force his plants in any way with fertilizer or so. If that is what you were questioning?

[pigknuckles211]

@DRCEVNL Thank you for that reply. What I was referring to was artificial heat and lights. I'm assuming that the grower is in the Netherlands which would be a cool climate.

[DRCEVNL]

@pigknuckles211 The light is just sunlight, no atifical lighting. In winter there is artifical heating because it can cool down to minus 15 degrees Celsius outside.

[pigknuckles211]

What were the huge white ones next to the abdelkuri toward the end?

[DRCEVNL]

@pigknuckles211 Hi. It is Euphorbia unispina

[pigknuckles211]

@DRCEVNL Some pretty robust specimens you got going there. I've seen that plant somewhere before (I'm about 15 to 22 miles east of the Huntington Library and LA Arboretum respectively and of course CA Cactus Center off rosemead if you've ever dealt with them..) I didn't know they could attain that size and it appears to be the "P Namaquanum" of euphorbia or something to that effect and has a little bit of that creepy otherworldliness/elegance..

[DRCEVNL]

@lowkeyisme23cliff Grafting is used in cases when you want faster grow or when the plant is difficult to keep healthy on its own roots. Grafted plants are easier to propagate by cuttings, flower often more easily and can be kept by less experienced people. For some of the rare species it is the only way to propagate fast (and thereby help to protect the remaining population in nature).

[lowkeyisme23cliff]

I still don't understand when it's appropriate to do the grafting.

[AnTTunTT]

@DRCEVNL I wish it goes that easy when I try it :) Somehow I doubt that :) But this is very helpful video indeed, thank you. And I take my hat down to such skill.