Sacred Cactus

Thanks for the welcome. I've been marvelling at your grafting for years now but just stumbled upon this site. 

I see Black Bush down by the border and it's a strange one: Alkaloids from all over the spectrum.

QuoteAcacia rigidula Benth., blackbrush, is a shrub found growing on rocky ridges in west and southwest Texas and northern Mexico. Consumption of blackbrush and a related species guajillo, Acacia berlandieri Benth., has been associated with a locomotor ataxia known as limber leg. In an effort to identify the mechanism of this toxicity, blackbrush was subjected to rigorous chemical analysis. In addition to the four previously detected amines, N-methyl-β-phenethylamine, tyramine, N-methyltyramine, and hordenine, 40 other alkaloids and amines were isolated and identified by GC-MS. These alkaloids and amines included nicotine, N,N-dimethyltryptamine, mescaline, several tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids, and four amphetamines. A significant increase in the number and relative quantities of these compounds was observed in late season foliage.

Sorry, I can't let you attribute that sentiment to Kanye. It's a Buddhist saying originally formulated by Qingyuan Weixin, later translated by D.T. Suzuki in his Essays in Zen Buddhism.

I tried making some with glycerine as the carrier. Gives a great impression of plumes of smoke, but seems like it can't carry enough to make it worthwhile.  I haven't tried propylene glycol.

Hello cactus People. Chimora Ranger here. I just stumbled upon the site and am a cactus fan myself. I have LOTS of grafting stock, but no "graftees". I'll be working on that .