myco Posted September 30, 2012 hey guys my girlfriend just sent me a couple of pics of something she found at bunnings and picked up for me i suck at cacti identification i think im slowly getting there though at first i thought the top half seemed to slightly look like T. peruvianus due to the spines then i noticed the odd large spines at the bottom wich almost kinda resemble my crazy spined bridgessi and then for some reason i dont know why i dont own any and have never really done any research on them myrtillocactus popped into my head i dunno if im way off here or wat so if anyone can shed some light on wat it could be or exactly wat it is i'd apreciate it very much thanks guys heres the pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 DeadStar Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) Could it be myrtillocactus. I saw some at my local bunnings that were more a rotting mess is a pot than cactus Edited September 30, 2012 by DeadStar 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Snowfella Posted September 30, 2012 Yup. looks like Myrtillocactus to me, though it's got very weak spines. Judging by the pot it's from Collectors corner too. Mine looked more or less like that with almost no spines, now it's sporting 7cm long daggers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 myco Posted September 30, 2012 nice to know i had a feeling myrtillo was right yay my id skills arent as shit as i thought haha id say its a collectors corner item to im noticing pretty much all bonsai, carnivorous plants and cacti that bunnings stock all come from collectors corner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Snowfella Posted September 30, 2012 I'd say that depends alittle on where you are located, up here in Sydney the bulk of their cactii come from Hamiltons but some Bunnings stores also get limited stock from Collectors corner. Guessing it would be the other way around if you are located down in Victoria though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Goldtop Posted September 30, 2012 It could be a geometrizans, their one of the shorter spined myrtillos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 myco Posted September 30, 2012 im in W.A. and i'v noticed it alot they all still have thier collectors corner labels on them most of the time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 watertrade Posted September 30, 2012 I can confirm myrtillocactus geometrizans! good for grafting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Foo Posted September 30, 2012 As above, myrtillocactus geometrizans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 LokStok Posted September 30, 2012 yes myrtillocactus geometrizans. ..actually I wouldnt haver a clue, I'm just going with the crowd. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 myco Posted September 30, 2012 cheers guys thanks for all the help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 chilli Posted September 30, 2012 My first cactus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hey guys my girlfriend just sent me a couple of pics of something she found at bunnings and picked up for me
i suck at cacti identification i think im slowly getting there though
at first i thought the top half seemed to slightly look like T. peruvianus due to the spines
then i noticed the odd large spines at the bottom wich almost kinda resemble my crazy spined bridgessi
and then for some reason i dont know why i dont own any and have never really done any research on them
myrtillocactus popped into my head
i dunno if im way off here or wat so if anyone can shed some light on wat it could be
or exactly wat it is
i'd apreciate it very much
thanks guys
heres the pics
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