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Y2K, a peruvianus grown in the yard. Skin glaucous — that dusty blue bloom. Photograph 1 of 6 of this clone.
Growing

Y2K

A sought-after mutant clone selected by Toadstool Todd from Misplant's Kimnach × (SS02 × SS01) seed batch.

Read the reference entry → — what the name Y2K means, where it came from, and what other growers record about it.

Nothing off this one is listed at the moment. It's growing in the yard and gets cut when it's ready.

Tell me when it’s cut
Species group
Peruvianus
In the yard since
Not recorded yet
Where it came from
Not recorded yet
Photographs
6 on this page

Anything marked “not recorded yet” is a fact I have not written down. I would rather leave the gap than guess at it.

The story

Y2K is known for developing increasingly bizarre growth as it matures, with irregular rib formations, distorted growth, skipped areoles, self-terminations, and the unmistakable "Y2K funk" that collectors chase. It is also loved for its beautiful glaucous color and chunky growth. No two plants seem to express quite the same way.

Photographs

My own pictures of this plant, taken in the yard. The drawn frames are my illustrations, standing in until I have photographed the rest.

  • July 2026

  • July 2026

  • July 2026

  • July 2026

  • June 2026

  • Line drawing of young seed-grown cactus seedlings in a shallow pot of gritty mix

    Illustration

  • Line drawing of a cactus growing in a terracotta pot topped with gritty mix

    Illustration

  • Line drawing of a cactus cutting standing upright, its cut end showing the pale pith and the ring of vascular bundles inside

    Illustration

  • Line drawing of a crested cactus, its growing point stretched into a wavy fan lined with areoles

    Illustration

The same plant, over time

The same plant over 34 days — June 2026 to July 2026, photographed on 3 different days.

  1. June 2026

    Y2K, a peruvianus grown in the yard. Skin glaucous — that dusty blue bloom. Photograph 6 of 6 of this clone.

  2. July 2026

    Y2K, a peruvianus grown in the yard. Skin glaucous — that dusty blue bloom. Photograph 4 of 6 of this clone.
    Y2K, a peruvianus grown in the yard. Skin glaucous — that dusty blue bloom. Photograph 3 of 6 of this clone.
    Y2K, a peruvianus grown in the yard. Skin glaucous — that dusty blue bloom. Photograph 1 of 6 of this clone.

  3. July 2026

    Y2K, a peruvianus grown in the yard. Skin glaucous — that dusty blue bloom. Photograph 2 of 6 of this clone.

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