Grafted Purple Moon Cactus Gymnocalycium mihanovichii Hibotan

Stop killing your plants! Learn how to care for a moon cactus, grow purple prickly pear, and the secrets to germinating cactus seeds like a pro.. Based upon the different colors of the scion part, we have red moon cactus, purple moon cactus, yellow moon cactus, and pink moon cactus. This mutant cactus blooms with whitish-yellow funnel-shaped flowers followed by the formation of juicy white-colored pulpy fruit.

There are actually versions of the moon cactus that are green or purple that do grow on their own but the colored ones dominate the marking (because $). Toss out the head, and get ready to watch the other grow into its own beautiful self.. Commonly Uncommon This genus is both immensely common (think purple moon cactus, or the neon colored grafted cacti you see at big box stores), and incredibly underrated. There's so many more species than just the moon cactus you can get from the store down the street. One of the common names for the genus is "chin cactus", which is kind of amazing. The reason I started collecting.