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hi guys,

bought 2 of the following at Bunnings labeled trichocereus species

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also saw the following at a nearby nursery labeled trichocereus hybrid

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the above had just flowered and the flower stalk was lying outside the pot on

the ground so i bought it home for evaluation :)

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this is where the seeds are? has somethings that look seed like on the stalk.

also at a nearby nursery labeled only as a cactus (not letting go of too much information there :(

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The first two could be members of the Trichocereus or larger Echinopsis groups. First one maybe macrogonus?

The third is Myrtillocactus, probably M. geometrizans. Nice plant, but not active.

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First one could be terscheckii?

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First one could be terscheckii?

looking at some photos on the lycaeum of the terscheckii, i tend to agree

here is one below of what they call a 4-5yr seedling. Surely thats a typo,

it wouldn't take that long to grow?

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The first is most likely T. terscheckii, the second set is of one of the ubiquitous Echinopsis "grandiflorus" types and is likely one of the many Echinopsis cultivars that exists in cultivation (I don't think many "pure species" exist on the market much these days as the cultivars are breed for mass flowering and color). The third set is certainly M. geometrizans.

~Michael~

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looking at some photos on the lycaeum of the terscheckii, i tend to agree

here is one below of what they call a 4-5yr seedling. Surely thats a typo,

it wouldn't take that long to grow?

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I don't think it's a typo, I have a 6 year old plant not much bigger than that one...

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I don't think it's a typo, I have a 6 year old plant not much bigger than that one...

thanks one and all,

just on the age of this specimen(s), if it takes bunnings 4yrs to get one of these

things to a saleable size, then buying them for $4 is a steal (thats what i paid).

i did see another one on the web which was reputed to be 6yrs old and was

significantly bigger (can't find the foto :wacko: ). It looked from the pic to be

about 8"x 6" (sorry lived in the US for yrs, they never converted to metric,

still getting use to it).

If the growth rate is correct 5mmx5mm over 4yrs then it makes one wonder

how long the 25ft ones you see in pictures have been growing.

interesting question(s).

anyway thanks for everyones help.

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Does anyone know if terschekii is an active species? I have recently bought the same one as in the top pic from bunnings, also labelled trichocereus. Mine is about the size of a tennis ball, so I cant imagine it getting to be a few metres tall anytime soon.... :(

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Does anyone know if terschekii is an active species? I have recently bought the same one as in the top pic from bunnings, also labelled trichocereus. Mine is about the size of a tennis ball, so I cant imagine it getting to be a few metres tall anytime soon.... :(

my research says yes. From recollection the information comes from Trout. I haven't seen anything on potency for the species though.

i also bought another about the size of a tennis ball on the weekend at Bondi markets (not UT). The guy was also selling a loph williamsii with some pups for $85. It was from Hamiltons as it had the label on it. I asked him about it and he said he goes out there and hand picks them. I had never heard of lophs coming from hamiltons but apparently so, although i don't expect to see them in Kmart anytime soon.

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