What's happening to my Moon Cactus?

A Moon Cactus is actually Gymnocalycium mihanovichii grafted to dragonfruit stock, Hylocereus undatus! Sometimes the grafted cactus loses its will to live and stops uptaking the energy from the base. When that happens with Moon Cactus, the Hylocereus will began to put out new growth.
At that point, you can cut off the sad Gymnocalycium and let the dragonfruit do its thing, so at least you still have a happy plant.
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[@heathertroynak9041]

Dragon fruit! I had no idea! Fascinating…I always always leave your porch/yard feeling more educated and entertained.

[@StitchesbySharonH]

Wow! That’s so cool! I had no idea that could happen! Thanks for sharing! 💜💚🪴🌵

[@SucsForYou]

You bet!

[@safeinmyheart1]

Thank you. I have a Shop Rite bought moon cactus that has started growing an arm of dragon fruit! Your video is the best explanation! 💜

[@SucsForYou]

Welcome! If the grafted Gymnocalycium is still healthy, you should trim the 'arm' off so it doesn't divert energy from the graft. You can propagate it if you'd like :)

[@safeinmyheart1]

@@SucsForYou I'm going to try propagating it for sure! Thank you so much! 💜

[@jadestar1580]

My little graft fell off but the dragon fruit cactus went crazy multiple times over. (No fruit though) I've gifted many of the off shoots. Do you happen to know what kind of dragon fruit they would produce?

[@SucsForYou]

Pretty sure it's the white flesh variety!

[@Hunter55_]

Hi!! I have this exact same problem. I wasn’t sure what to do with my sprouted “arm.” It has long aerial roots as well. If I cut the arm off what should I put it in?? Thanks for this video!!

[@SucsForYou]

Thanks for the question! If the grafted Gymnocalycium looks unhealthy, you can cut it off and plant the rest Hylocereus with the arm attached. If you just want to propagate the arm, you can just twist or snip it off at the base and propagate like any other succulent cutting. I still haven't done either 😅

[@Hunter55_]

@@SucsForYou thank you so much!

[@glovanajnbaptiste2272]

I would not sacrifice a moon cactus for dragon fruit .

[@SucsForYou]

Moon cactus sacrificed itself 😅☠

[@teya9925]

why is the top moon of my cactus not growing?

[@SucsForYou]

They don't get very big after grafting

[@teya9925]

@@SucsForYou i meant to say that there's no moon on my moon cactus