od101010 Posted March 17, 2018 Got gifted this and would like to know what it is. Any ideas? Cheers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 MeanGreen Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) My guess would be some species of Cleistocactus, or maybe Pilosocereus. Not sure at all though. Edited March 21, 2018 by MeanGreen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 AbleKay Posted May 30, 2018 yeah definitely Cleistocactus, I found a clump out bush a short while back... seems to grow up to 2m high with white though orange to flame red flowers... at aboout 2m they fall over and shoot new columns like the damaged one is doing in your second pic i'll find a pic of the ones i saw which presumably started out as a single plant... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Halcyon Daze Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) It's actually Peniocereus serpentinus, IMHO. I'd put my house on it. I've grown it for years. Nice nocturnal fragrance and spiny flowers (at the base) comes from Mexico and naturalises in Australia. Edited May 30, 2018 by Halcyon Daze 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 AbleKay Posted June 28, 2018 On 5/30/2018 at 7:40 PM, Halcyon Daze said: It's actually Peniocereus serpentinus, IMHO. I'd put my house on it. I've grown it for years. Nice nocturnal fragrance and spiny flowers (at the base) comes from Mexico and naturalises in Australia. so are they the same plant? do I have the wrong ID on mine or are they 2 different plants? heres a better pic, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Halcyon Daze Posted June 30, 2018 Well,it looks a lot like P. serpentinus. I'm 99% sure but I could be wrong, if you want to be 100% sure you must wait for it to flower. Can you remember ever seeing flowers on it. It's a great species for the garden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Got gifted this and would like to know what it is.
Any ideas?
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