Trich IDs please

[Spines]

This is my wonderful weekends collecting:

I'm hoping that this is either perunianus or pachenois. It was about 8 feet tall growing in an abandoned factory - hard up against a fence with barbed wire, squashed in the corner - as I see it, I freed it from its shackles. Two small offshoots about 8 - 12 inches long and 21/2 inches thick. 6 ribs and short spines. I's take a guess at pachenois. Puts my expensive eBay purchases to shame if it us

[TheFriendlyPlanter]

Cereus

[Spines]

mmmmmmmmmmm cereus,

thanks for that - and here I was thinking it was something more exciting.

Thanks again

Cereus

[gilligan]

Nothing wrong with a nice cereus... Expands the collection, and they are also called the peruvian apple, the fruit of the cactus is edible...

Def don't be disappointed with it

I have 2 types of cereus (long and short spines) and the cereus peruvianus monstrose, all of which i think are just as cool as the trichos...

[Spines]

Thanks everyone, for advice.

I haven't had a Cereus before - they are kind of cute, all blue and long and prickly in a cactus kind of way. Will pot them in a week or so.

Cheers Gilligan about their fruit too.

Nothing wrong with a nice cereus... Expands the collection, and they are also called the peruvian apple, the fruit of the cactus is edible...

Def don't be disappointed with it

I have 2 types of cereus (long and short spines) and the cereus peruvianus monstrose, all of which i think are just as cool as the trichos...

Edited May 27, 2008 by Spines

[George]

Has anyone ever sampled cereus? I suppose indians has atleast so we would have known. Cereus peruvanius can hybridize with trichocereus. Might be some traces of mescaline in there.

[Micromegas]

Cereus peruvanius can hybridize with trichocereus.

Can they really? I'm not so sure, got any pics/evidence?

I find the cereus are a little harder to get started than trichs. Very reliable flowering though. Haven't had fruit yet. Peruvian apple sounds yummy though.

[tonic]

Has anyone ever sampled cereus?

Yes I know people who have consumed large quantities with little effect.

Might be some traces of mescaline in there

If there is it's too minute to really bother with.

[Ace]

Cereus peruvanius can hybridize with trichocereus.

I would be quite skeptical of that (two different genuses - most likely thing would be self pollination in one or both cacti, not a cross between the two). Would be very keen to be proved wrong though! Any pics/links/further reading?

[Evil Genius]

Ace is right! They cant! bye Eg

Edited June 3, 2008 by Evil Genius