PD. Posted July 30, 2006 Any ideas? The owner couldnt tell me and asked if i could try get a possible I.D. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Gunter Posted July 30, 2006 Looks like a T peruvianus form, but honestly many intermediates are said to exist between T peruvianus and T pachanoi, I would not be shocked to learn this is one but both of those species vary from seed anyhow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 genki Posted July 31, 2006 beautiful specimen! i love the spine colouring and the blueish tones on the new growth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 AndyAmine. Posted July 31, 2006 What a beast! those spines are gnarly... would be great to use for a fence-line when you need a bit of security/privacy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 -YT- Posted July 31, 2006 (edited) Awesome specimen! I would lean some what towards a Funky Peruvanoid and or hybrid of some sort what ever it may be it is beautiful!! Looks amazingly Identical to a large specimen i picked up early last year. Sadly the funky long spines were cut off.. probably to lessen the risks of getting spiked This was taken some months ago the pups are alot bigger but i dont think the spines are as big/long as PD's specimens, But notice the main stem of the mother plant has very similar colouration and shape.. i will take a few more pics soon maybe some closer shots of the spines and pups. Edited July 31, 2006 by Young Tripper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 bit Posted August 1, 2006 Looks a little marogonus to me, similar in some respects to my unknown beasty: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 -YT- Posted August 1, 2006 bit that is one kick ass beauty!!! Those pups look exactly identical to the ones on my suspected peru/marcogonoid... should be sunny tomoz so ill get these photos. Has there been any bioessay reports of alkaloid activity of that Big Blue Beast of yours bit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 bit Posted August 2, 2006 bit that is one kick ass beauty!!! Those pups look exactly identical to the ones on my suspected peru/marcogonoid... should be sunny tomoz so ill get these photos. Has there been any bioessay reports of alkaloid activity of that Big Blue Beast of yours bit? Thanks man. Wish I could take the credit, but that has to go to corromandel cacti here in auckland who I purchased it from a couple of months back (NZ$36 ). It hasn't been assayed as I wouldn't know how to do it accurately. I don't think I'll ever be able to bring myself to cut it at all, and I'm having similar doubts about my other cacti now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 M S Smith Posted August 6, 2006 Passive, whatever that plant is it is incredibly beautiful. It is truly like nothing I have seen before. The heavy spines in youth, which thin out a bit with age (making the old growth look like T. pachanoi), is facinating. I wouldn't quite put it into the T. macrogonus sort, and might have it more over towards T. pachanoi, and possibly a hybrid of sorts as Archaeae pointed toward. Oh if I could only get one of these over to the US! I absolutely love that plant! ~Michael~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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