Strawberry-milk

I have tried to make a strawberry-milk color cacti.
I crossed:
(1) Astrophytum myriostigma cv Onzuka x myriostigma v nudum cv red bean khoyo, kikkou
(2) Astrophytum myriostigam v nudum cv red bean khoyo, kikkou x myriostigma cv Onzuka
Sown seeds on 07/10/09
I grafted 4 seedlings (1) and 3 seedlings (2).
It seems seedlings (1) showing strawberry-milk color.

An interesting idea Hanazono, I have some very similar crosses to yours it will be interesting to see how they develop.
HN

Updated photo taken today, 06/02/10.
It is almost strawberry-milk.

Any update on this one Hanazono ?

Hellonasty
This is the updated photo, taken this morning.
The current diameter is 3.5 cm. I think 1st flower will be next spring.
Hanazono

Updated photo taken on 02/06/10
Hanazono

A great result so far Hanazono, how did the second (2) crossing turn out ?

Hellonasty
The attached photo is one of second crossings, taken yeserday.
I selected 3 seedlings showing Onzuka chracter and grafted.
Since fathers' gene was too strong, the scion was a simple "Shima-iri Onzuka" as shown in the photo.
More than 50 seedlings germinated from same seeds patch have been remained. I will select several seedlings and will graft next spring.
Hanzono

Lets make a milk shake party!
Here is a cherry milk A. myriostigma tulense.
Still very small on Cereus peruvianus.

Any update ?

rado
It is early autumn in here.
The plant has been turning from summer color, green to autum/winter color i.e. khoyo.
I think it will be red in spring becuse the father is red bean-khoyo.
It is a yellow cake in this morning. The diameter of the plant is 5.5 cm.
Hanazono

ohhh nice, can't wait to see what it does.

Really nice plant. Do you have some other nice strawberry milk plants - asterias or myriostigma to shae some inspiring photos? Thanks,

HOLA
Thanks so much for this amazing guide.

I need MILKSHAKE.lol

That is one awsome looking plant you have there!!!!!

I would better call it A. myriostigma cv. ONZUKA KOHYO, than some "senseless" name like "strawberry milk"

Strawberry-milk is not name of the cactus, the color of the catus body.
My plant is not A. myriostigma cv Onzuka Khoyo.
My plant is just 1st filial A. myriostigma cv Khoyo x A. myriostigma cv Onzuka.
Since the gene is not solid enough and can not create same one by crossing 2 plants.

If you called a catus as cv Onzuka Khoyo, you must be able to create Onzuka Khoyo by crossing 2 cacti of Onzua Khoyo.
I saw many Onzuka with Khoyo character but they were all 1st filial.
I never seen cultivar Onzuka Khoyo. Have you seen the cultivar Onzuka Khoyo?

are there any recent pictures of this particular one?

It is no longer strawberry-milk, is lemon sorbet.

It's a shame it didn't hold it's red colour, but is still a lovely colour, do you have other crazy coloured ones? Very inspiring.

~Kandahar

The special body color on the photo is not variegation, related khoyo character.
Khoyo character means:
-Turning body color during autumn to spring only, green in other seasons
-Turning body color during juvenile only, matured plants do not change body color

The plant on the photo is too old and can not show the best color.

The next photo is a young A. myriotigma v nudum cv red-bean khoyo, kikkou.
The plant has started to show kikkou character.

Well Done Hanazono! I have been wondering for a while how the Strawberry Milk was looking.

I'm going to need to look into these Japanese cultivars for sure! I am guessing they're slow growing like the others?
Thanks for sharing Hananzo, very very nice pictures.

~Kandahar

A. myriostigma cv khoyo was developed by a Japanese hobby cactus collector, Mr Nakamura.
Mr Yoshinaga introduced this plant in public as "momiji rampo(maiple-myriostigma) in 1975.
The plant is currently called "khoyo rampo(autumn-foliages myriostigma).
Base colors are yellow. orange, red and chocolate.

The growing speed of own root plant is slightly slower than normal myriostigma, similar speed to asterias.
Since rooting from cuttings is very easy, seedling grafting and degrafting later will be a good option.