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Can anyone give me more info on what these are?

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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.

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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

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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. :rolleyes:

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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

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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! :blush:

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No mate, I don't have any... good luck in your search though!

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Bummer :( Alas the search continues... :)

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Hey Ace, keep an eye on ebay. One cutting is about 50 AUS $ there. bye Eg

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Aww, they dont have any one the Aussie ebay :( I especially like that second one EG - the spiral changes direction halfway up!

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Yeah Ace, the second one looks very healthy! It isnt very expensive for that size! bye Eg

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I have a Pachanoi which is a tiny bit twisted, kinda where 5 ribs have turned into 6 basically, will post pics ASAP.

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You guys might have seen these images already but I would post them anyway.

I particularly like the image of the old speciman... :drool2:

 

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OMG!! I've never seen a full-grown specimen!! :drool2:

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i love these.... :lol:

if anyone is growing them in australia let us know as i'd be well interested in adding one to the collection

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I was promised some seeds..............still waiting ....now the guy's moving ...so no hope there

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An Italian ebay seller has seeds and often small plants of these, not really cheap tough. Botanichal archive, they ship world wide.

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got a couple of them off ebay, grew them for a couple of years, ended up composting them

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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?

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If you buy seeds from mutated plants is there a fair chance of getting mutated seedlings?

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Did they keep their spiral form for very long?

nope

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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)

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