Bert&Ernie Posted December 13, 2010 ive had that big one for a few years now it got givin to me for free and i bought the smaler one a few days ago ive been told they are both Cereus peruvianus but im not sure and want a second opinion here are some pics big one: small one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 santiago Posted December 13, 2010 looks like cereus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Bert&Ernie Posted December 13, 2010 any thing else it might be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PhoenixSon Posted December 13, 2010 nope i dont think so, cereus peruvianus has an edible fruit tho... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Bert&Ernie Posted December 13, 2010 yea it has flowerd before but neva had fruit on it or mabye i just missed it how long does the fruit stay on and when do they flower Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PhoenixSon Posted December 13, 2010 i dont know if there self fertile. but they probally flower around now to jan depending on how happy they are.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 dundee Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Hi, it looks like a cactus I just got an id on, cereus peruvianus and it is flowering now, I got a cut off the mother plant and have just put it in my garden tonight, it has about 4-5 flowers on it. Edited December 13, 2010 by dundee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Heffa Posted December 13, 2010 Mine flowered a couple of weeks ago, not surprisingly - no sign of fruit and I'm sure Shortly told me they are self infertile... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Bert&Ernie Posted December 13, 2010 aww man i hell wanted to eat them ive had prickly pear before and that was so yummy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 bit Posted December 15, 2010 It is Cereus of some description. Cereus Peruvianus is a generalization for any Cereus looking remotely similar to yours. Cereus taxonomy is worse than Trichocereus, even more so because it's not widely studied. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ive had that big one for a few years now it got givin to me for free and i bought the smaler one a few days ago
ive been told they are both Cereus peruvianus but im not sure and want a second opinion
here are some pics
big one:
small one
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