chilli 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonic 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted August 12, 2007 Cereus Peruvianus f. Tortuosus They 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! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilli Posted August 13, 2007 No mate, I don't have any... good luck in your search though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted August 13, 2007 Bummer Alas the search continues... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted August 13, 2007 Hey Ace, keep an eye on ebay. One cutting is about 50 AUS $ there. bye Eg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaBReT00tH Posted August 13, 2007 damn. Would be cool to see some Spiral twisted Trichs like that!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius 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 Eg http://cgi.ebay.de/Cereus-peruvianus-var-t...1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.de/Cereus-peruvianus-TORTU...1QQcmdZViewItem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace 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! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted August 14, 2007 Yeah Ace, the second one looks very healthy! It isnt very expensive for that size! bye Eg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaBReT00tH 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanJe 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 * Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted August 16, 2007 OMG!! I've never seen a full-grown specimen!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paradox Posted January 1, 2009 i love these.... if anyone is growing them in australia let us know as i'd be well interested in adding one to the collection Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Turkey Posted June 25, 2014 Bump. Anyone acquired this yet??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamwalker. Posted June 25, 2014 I was promised some seeds..............still waiting ....now the guy's moving ...so no hope there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted June 25, 2014 got a couple of them off ebay, grew them for a couple of years, ended up composting them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted June 25, 2014 got a couple of them off ebay, grew them for a couple of years, ended up composting them Did they keep their spiral form for very long? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doxneed2c-me Posted June 25, 2014 If you buy seeds from mutated plants is there a fair chance of getting mutated seedlings? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted June 25, 2014 Some people say. I dont think so. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted June 26, 2014 Did they keep their spiral form for very long? nope 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trucha 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites