Fresh Brewed Posted May 25, 2016 About a year ago I sowed a bunch of cactus seeds. They were labeled trichocereus bridgesii x trichocereus bridgesii Serra Blue. These are the two Phenotypes that resulted... About 5% of the seedlings displayed the short fat phenotype( which aesthetically I prefer). Does anyone have any experience with the Serra Blue cultivar? Am I right in thinking that the squat fat cacti are the Serra Blue genetics? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushfun Posted May 25, 2016 How old are plants on the pictures? Surely much more than a year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fresh Brewed Posted May 26, 2016 They were sowed mid winter here, and are about to start their second summer outside...so a year and a halfish I guess. There has been a dramatic weeding out process, and these two are the very best of the 2 Phenotypes. The few run of the mill types remaining are between 2 -3 inches. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fresh Brewed Posted May 26, 2016 Started thinking about it and went back and checked...August will be 2 years 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted May 26, 2016 If you were to google "Trichocereus serra blue", you'd discover serra blue to be a peruvianus in nature, & thus your original seeds would have been mislabeled....... serra-blue = peruvianus serra canyon = bridgesii somewhere in my garden I have the serra blue plant in the ground and have the serra canyon plant in a pot.....or at least thats how they were labeled when I acquired them...... http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?/topic/18349-true-blue-peruvianus/&page=7 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fresh Brewed Posted May 26, 2016 Thanks Zelly! I have googled what I thought they were many times, but I guess the confusing jumble of images that always produced is a result of my jumbled search request. Nothing like mid-labeled seeds to further complicate an already crazily complicated subject! Too many people like me I guess...just growing a bunch of stuff that they think they know what it is...oh well, it's fun:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fresh Brewed Posted May 26, 2016 Except for the large and very small, this is the gang all together. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huachu Ma Posted May 26, 2016 I think its T.bridgesii x T.peruvianus 'Serra Blue' looks like a bridxperu hybrid. This is Serra Blue: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiscoStu Posted May 26, 2016 here's serra blue x ss02 about 5 years i think 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
etherealdrifter Posted May 27, 2016 ola amigos. this was gifted to me as sierra blue by a trusted member here, so i thought i might just add another example for your perusal. Sure is perty either way! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZS Posted May 29, 2016 SS02 x Serra Blue grown from SS seeds This top cut is just beginning to root - it grew to about half a meter in three years from seed 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fresh Brewed Posted May 29, 2016 Really appreciate all the photos! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites