Probably only by amputation...

And after amputated part grows new roots, it should be always in good light so parts do not grow 'skinny' -etiolated again.

That is one old parodia! Most of wouldnt even get one to grow to that size....

Under normal circumstances id tell you to amputate and re root, but i dont that will work well with this kind of plant.... Best just to leave it alone, or at least place the health bit in a better position.....

Stefan

Why do you suggest that it won't work with that plant?

I don't think plant is in desperate need of being saved, but it certainly doesn't look as good as it could - but that is JMO. If whole base is dry, what is the point of keeping it? Sooner or later there won't be any moisture getting to the rest of the plant.

It would be worse if it was rotting but it doesn't look like it.

Parodias are much more fickle with their roots. Globular, soilitary plants are much harder to re root than clumpers, collumnars, cladodes, epiiphyites etc. Ive paid attention to that while observing several attempts to re root such plants. Parodias should be no exception. A plant that has had weak roots by default, has almost no chance of letting out new fresh ones under severe stress.... etiolated or not, the parodia was well taken care of in recent times.... even so, amputating it will make its life shorter .....

Thank you for the explanation...I never tried to 'behead' cactus so maybe shouldn't comment. I have read posts by others that did so successfully, but do not remember what sp they were.

I think that I will attempt the amputation. The bottom is looking poorly so the future doesn’t look good. I will post later, hopefully with good news! Thanks for the advise everyone!

rina, ive seen and asked about at least two plants that failed- a melocactus and an eriosyce ? belonging to lynn, desert plants of avalon on YouTube, and might have read about other failures on other posts on other sites as well. If it were a columnar plant, or one that can undergo such a process, and survive, id recommend it right away.

Spanish fly, maybe that would work on parodia leninghausii, or a semi columnar echinopsis, but im highly doubtful that youve managed to repeatedly do so with a "scopa" type parodia.

I don´t think there is much choice - the bottom part appears to be collapsing - have a go and hope for the best - positive vibes needed. Good luck Lorraine.

Thats really the issue, like a mix of russian roulette and a mexican standoff. If its cut of, it might die due to an infection, not let out roots, etc. If it stays, it will dry out or break eventually...

Of course it could be grafted......but youd need a root stock with proper width and chemical composition. And of course skill with grafting to pull it off.....

I would lay it on it's side over some substrate without cutting into the healthy flesh. I don't think it's rotting so much as using up resources to try to live longer after the roots died.

BTW, ive seen similar stuff happen with old uebelmannias...... but those are grafted as well....

I also would vote for amputate ... not that I doubt you, Stefan. But under the circumstances, simply seems to be the only real option,

Like lati suggested, any possibility of putting the part that is laying down on growing medium and roots sprouting from the part that's touching?

Tyler

Stewart, I think that's her best option with this type of cactus. Maybe even put some rooting hormone on the side that's to touch the growing medium.

I know NOTHING about this type, but if its already declining and seems doomed then maybe it couldn't hurt to try? I've seen other plants do this before. It's already laying down anyway. It might take awhile to get roots but worth trying to save it without being so drastic like cutting.

Just my 2 cents.

Good luck with it, Lorraine.

If lati’s idea does not work, then try amputation if plant is still ok.