Glorp
also known as Myrtillocactus geometrizans cv. 'Glorp'
C · weakly documentedDocumentation grade: CA name in wide circulation with little verifiable origin information. Treat the details as provisional.
name drift low · name is stableName drift risk: lowThis name is used consistently. A cutting sold under it is very likely the plant described here.
IDENTIFYING FEATURES
Lumpy, bumpy, contorted monstrose growth on what is otherwise a blue-green columnar cactus. Frequently fasciates and produces cristate forms. Described as alien-looking with mutated ribs.
LINEAGE
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ORIGIN
Locality:Tucson, AZ
Origin note:A monstrose form of Myrtillocactus geometrizans discovered and isolated by James Peterson. San Pedro Depot date the find to 11 April 2019, which they call Glorp day; Wikipedia dates it to 2020. Mass propagated by grafting, and generally reported to need grafting onto compatible rootstock to thrive rather than growing well on its own roots.
STORY
Jeremy (@Prickocereus) obtained his original as a roughly five inch tip directly from Peterson and grafted it onto a Sun Goddess (Altman's). After about two years on the graft it was described as roughly papaya sized.
NOTES
FLAG FOR REVIEW: wrong genus for this database. Myrtillocactus is not Trichocereus or Echinopsis, it is in a separate genus native to central and northern Mexico. TrichoDB describes itself as a reference for named Trichocereus clones. Either scope the database to include adjacent cultivars the community trades, or drop this record. The San Pedro Cactus Wiki does list it, so there is precedent for keeping it.
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