lampy Posted January 8, 2007 Hey just wondering if someone can id a cactus i have growing in my front yard. It seems to have 5 ribs and quite hard flesh. i don't really know anything about cactus species! thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PD. Posted January 8, 2007 looks like some kind of Cereus, defenitly not a Echinopsis (Trichocereus) afaic, but i am far from a cacti expert. Beautiful plant regardless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 lampy Posted January 8, 2007 yeah i love the plant. grows quite fast, and is getting quite large now. I thought it was going to break and fall over the other day due to the 20knt + winds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Holographic Posted January 8, 2007 yeah i love the plant.grows quite fast, and is getting quite large now. I thought it was going to break and fall over the other day due to the 20knt + winds Looks like a Cereus Peruvianus. Not psychoactive... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 lampy Posted January 8, 2007 After looking at lots of photos of Cereus Peruvianus i think it is one. thanks for the id's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 apothecary Posted January 8, 2007 I don't think it's a Cereus, looks more like a Euphorbia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Ace Posted January 9, 2007 Euphorb for sure. Its an african succulent afaik. Not in any way active, but be very careful cutting them - they produce a milky latex which can squirt a fair bit, and has caused both temporary and permanent blindness according to an article I read a month or two back on some cacti site (sorry no idea which one...). Very painful by the sound of the story that I was reading. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 lampy Posted January 9, 2007 excellent thanks for the id i won't be cutting her up, she is too good to look at when i come home from work everyday. just hope she doesn't fall down in some of the windy conditions we are having at the moment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hey just wondering if someone can id a cactus i have growing in my front yard.
It seems to have 5 ribs and quite hard flesh.
i don't really know anything about cactus species!
thanks
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