chilli Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Can anyone give me more info on what these are?Best I can find is Cereus Peruvianus f. Tortuosus, but only because it's growth habit is the same as the C. Hildmannius f. Tortuosus, which looks quite different... whatever it is, I want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Genius Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Hi IllegalBrain, i´d say it´s a cereus peruvianus tortuosus. But i dont know the C. Hildmannius f. Tortuosus yet. I´ve had a few of the Peruvianus and they are very blue. bye Eg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonic Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 (edited) According to the literature I am looking at it's Cereus peruvianus 'Spiralis'. That's also what I've always know it as. The cacti world can be a pain in the butt though with all the different names according to different people etc. Edited August 12, 2007 by Phosphene_Dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Genius Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 (edited) Hi Phosphene, i had the same thought today. I was trying to order some Trichocereus Seeds and it took me about half an hour to find them in the seed catalogue. I Had to check out Trichocereus, Helianthocereus, Echinopsis and Lobivia. Thats where i finally found them. bye Eg Edited August 12, 2007 by Evil Genius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Cereus Peruvianus f. TortuosusThey certainly are. They are a slightly mutant form of Cereus peruvianus that have a spiralling growth habit - common name is Cereus Peruvianus f. Tortuosus, but there have been several different names attributed to it.If you have some I'd love to do a bit of bargaining - I've been searching for that type for about 18 months now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 No mate, I don't have any... good luck in your search though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Bummer Alas the search continues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Genius Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Hey Ace, keep an eye on ebay. One cutting is about 50 AUS $ there. bye Eg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaBReT00tH Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 damn. Would be cool to see some Spiral twisted Trichs like that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Genius Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I just found two of them on the german ebay. Most of the german sellers ship to Europe. Maybe its interesting for the european members! bye Eghttp://cgi.ebay.de/Cereus-peruvianus-var-t...1QQcmdZViewItemhttp://cgi.ebay.de/Cereus-peruvianus-TORTU...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Aww, they dont have any one the Aussie ebay I especially like that second one EG - the spiral changes direction halfway up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Genius Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Yeah Ace, the second one looks very healthy! It isnt very expensive for that size! bye Eg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaBReT00tH Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 I have a Pachanoi which is a tiny bit twisted, kinda where 5 ribs have turned into 6 basically, will post pics ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KanJe Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 You guys might have seen these images already but I would post them anyway.I particularly like the image of the old speciman... * Taken with without permission from http://www.cactus-art.biz * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 OMG!! I've never seen a full-grown specimen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradox Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 i love these.... https://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/uploads/emoticons/default_biggrin.pngif anyone is growing them in australia let us know as i'd be well interested in adding one to the collectionhttps://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://www.cactus-succulents.com/cereus-hidmannianus-cv-spir.jpg&key=dbc68d91a5a2ffcbe7bb6c72fcbeea7b7fc3e8d5226cfdea87272e3bb8d12f87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush Turkey Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Bump. Anyone acquired this yet??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamwalker. Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I was promised some seeds..............still waiting ....now the guy's moving ...so no hope there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berengar Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 An Italian ebay seller has seeds and often small plants of these, not really cheap tough. Botanichal archive, they ship world wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelly Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 got a couple of them off ebay, grew them for a couple of years, ended up composting them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostilis Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 got a couple of them off ebay, grew them for a couple of years, ended up composting themDid they keep their spiral form for very long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxneed2c-me Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 If you buy seeds from mutated plants is there a fair chance of getting mutated seedlings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Genius Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Some people say. I dont think so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelly Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Did they keep their spiral form for very long?nope 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trucha Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I noticed when driving by that there is a really nice and large specimen at a Masonic building in Pasadena. I'm betting they would part with a cutting if they were asked (or at least I've never been refused when asking strangers for a cactus cutting) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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