doxneed2c-me Posted February 25, 2015 I am wondering what are your favorite cacti for looks alone. I don't want people posting mutations what is your favorite looking cacti species. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Micromegas Posted February 25, 2015 Validus is King. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted February 25, 2015 I really like Tephrocactus geometricus. But also a lot of the neoporteria species. Oh and astrophtums of all kinda.... oh yeah, can't forget about stenocactus... Screw it, they all look good. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berengar Posted February 25, 2015 Trichocereus terscheckii. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M S Smith Posted February 25, 2015 T. santaensis (HBM), T. pallarensis (SS), and T. macrogonus (Kohres). ~Michael~ 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted February 26, 2015 Validus is a god! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiscoStu Posted February 26, 2015 i really like t. chilensis, and astrophytum's and plants with glaucus skin and blood red spines 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doxneed2c-me Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) I really like: Brachycereus nesioticus Opuntia echios Peniocereus greggii Sulcorebutia rauschii WR289 forma "violacidermis"Selenicereus anthonyanus Pereskia grandiflora/Pereskia tampicanaPelecyphora aselliformisPereskia grandiflora/Pereskia tampicanaPelecyphora aselliformis Astrophytum I love KIKKO, ONZUKA, HUBOKI, and HUBUKI forms. Thanks for pointing out the Tephrocactus it is very nice. Might have to get seed. Edited February 26, 2015 by doxneed2c-me 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinegapcontrol Posted February 26, 2015 without listing 10 different cacti...an immaculately grown roseii 2 is a sight to behold. when the sun hits them just right, magic. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Getafix Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Hard to pick but a few of my fav's from the garden this afternoon: Super Pedro x Pyscho0 Validus Terscheckii x Psycho0 Rosei 1 Peruvianus (Len) Peruvianus (Norma) Getafix Edited February 26, 2015 by Getafix 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huachu Ma Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Trichocereus taquimbalensis graftet on pachanoi Edited February 26, 2015 by huachuma de alemania 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FancyPants Posted February 26, 2015 I don't know very many cacti yet, but looking up that tephrocactus... they look beautiful! I love the look of lophs, squat, chaotic yet ordered, and the beautifully juxtaposition trumpeting pink flowers! Love the look of peruvianus' too, the blue-green with golden red spines... gorgeous. plus so many more I'm only just beginning to learn about and collect 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scarecrow Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) https://i.imgur.com/GffdnCQ.jpg Edited February 27, 2015 by Scarecrow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Ariocarpus fissuratus for my eye is the most beautiful cactus I have come across. Edit- if you are talking trichs my fav is trich bridgesii "Kai" Edited February 27, 2015 by incognito 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegreatartist Posted March 11, 2015 I agree with interbeing about Rosei #2 when it comes down to Trichs. Also there are a lot of small mexican species, I love the looks of Aztekium ritteri and ariocarpus kotschebeyanus. The tension between perfect perplexing symetry and total chaos in their morphology. Also, ariocarpus and such slow growing cacti has an apealing skinn, like the plants where crossed with animals or something fleshy. O o wait one more. T. Glaucus though Ive never seen one in real life. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
etherealdrifter Posted March 11, 2015 ^its like life in that sense the above representations of cactus form. thy twisty isty of ever evolving lines. cactus is a pretty evolved form but you are better I agree with interbeing about Rosei #2 when it comes down to Trichs. Also there are a lot of small mexican species, I love the looks of Aztekium ritteri and ariocarpus kotschebeyanus. The tension between perfect perplexing symetry and total chaos in their morphology. Also, ariocarpus and such slow growing cacti has an apealing skinn, like the plants where crossed with animals or something fleshy. O o wait one more. T. Glaucus though Ive never seen one in real life. its a nice feeling to interweave your plants with a human trait like love through spoken word. i often think what a plant would say when a device mind can interpret the blips and bops into comprehensible language for you. my worst nightmare is an inter planetary species coming to earth and running the planet. like the movie gremlins or little shoppe ob orror'de hors 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kykeion Posted March 11, 2015 Eulychnia. image.jpg image.jpg Those are awesome upside, but not the non-"mutated" form of Eulychnia castanea. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted March 11, 2015 ^ Hey man no discrimination haha they look normal to me. But yeah, fair call Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myeloblast Posted March 16, 2015 Favorite columnar is probably Rauhocereus riosaniensis, also love anything especially glaucus though Favorite overall cactus has to be from Ariocarpus genus though...my favorite species is A. scapharostrus, fissuratus v. lloydii a close second. Sure do wish these were my plants, but they aren't... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
