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[happyconcacti]

Hi All,

Pereskiopsis spathulata seems to be the most widely available species of Pereskiopsis.

I've tried looking for information on the other species but have not been able to find much. I'm particularly interested in information about grafting to these other species.

From what I've seen, all the Pereskiopsis species are:
aquosa
blakeana
diguetii
gatesii
kellermanii
porteri
rotundifolia
spathulata

Any ideas where to get these other species?

I recently bought 3x P. rotundifolia cuttings from Ebay:

EDIT: After some help from modern and looking around, they appear to be of the Pereskia genus, not Pereskiopsis.

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[modern]

Those look like Pereskia rotundifolia not pereskiopsis.

I have a few pages of info on pereskiopsis... I'll upload them here

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[modern]

Here are the pages on pereskiopsis; scans from 'The Cactus Family'

I'm quite sure that the 'hairy clone' and the 'larger clone' of pereskiopsis are actually two different species.

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[happyconcacti]

Those look like Pereskia rotundifolia not pereskiopsis.

I have a few pages of info on pereskiopsis... I'll upload them here

Thank you mordern, I agree, it is a Pereskia not Pereskiopsis.

Good Lookin' Out,
Hcc

EDIT: Well this gets weird, in multiple places it's listed that "Pereskia rotundifolia" is synonymous with "Pereskiopsis rotundifolia"
http://cactiguide.com/ipni_name_data/?genus=Pereskiopsis&species=rotundifolia&unique_key=1700


After some looking, I think it may be a Pereskia aculeata var. rotundifolia or Pereskia grandiflora. More likely the latter due to availability in the USA.

 

[chilito]

Lol, happy no wonder I was sent your way, I got those same perskia(was told they were Pereskiopsis) cuttings off somebody online they said they had them listed at ebay, when i went looking they where gone but I contacted them and they sent me 6 large cuttings for 15bucks, they now have big purple/pinkish flowers and round leaves. Do you know if perskia work for grafting as I can find no info? Oh well they are pretty at least and bloom from small size. The Pereskiopsis you sent seem to have new roots already and the short fat one is just starting to push new growth. Can't thank you enough, grafting will begin soon. I got seeds from zelly in germination stage and another batch on the way, also some pachanoi(non pc), and a bunch of mammilarias and ariocarpus from my own plants seed pods! Also went to my dads last weekend and cut 15+ tips of his neighbors big PC, with permission of course. They are for grafting aswell. If you find any of the other Pereskiopsis please hit me up! Thanks again, chilito

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[happyconcacti]

How many pereskiopsis do you have right now chilito?

[chilito]

Happyconcacti, Just the three cuts you sent, will get more when I find them! The pereskia gradiflora are two feet tall already, really hoping I can use them too, as I have 100's of seeds about to pop and want to save the albinos and variegated ones if I can. Going on break soon, going to drive down to LA and SanDiego to see what I can find. Hope you and yours are growin happy!

[FewTrueSeed]

I would love some pereskia grandiflora seeds!! I always wondered if you could graft to Pereskia. Would you be willing to trade for a cutting or seed?

[chilito]

Tragic, If its warm enough where you are, will send you cut asap. Was gonna prune them soon any way to make a bunch of cuttings, no seeds yet not sure if they self pollenate as all flowers have fallen off so far. Not sure how the trade thing works as I am a super newbie! Please advise!

[FewTrueSeed]

Try pollinating by hand. I would love a cutting. Send me a private message and we can figure out the details. Take a look at my trade list if you want to trade.