Gunter Posted October 5, 2005 This is T andalgalensis X T pachanoi, I believe the Backeberg clone to be the pollen donor. It maybe hard to see, but the larger plant is beginning to develop some strong central spines, I expect this cross to grow to resemble a plant much more intermediate between the two parents in time. The increased thickness in spines is one such aspect I would expect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Posted October 5, 2005 Mike you are right about this attachment feature being great! One of the best online I think! Anyway, here is KK242 longspined plant, it is quite possibly related to or synonymous with some forms of T cuzcoensis. It is one of the cacti I have had the longest. I think it is about ten years old, and was about 2 years old when it became mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Posted October 5, 2005 I bought some seed sold as T pachanoi, and these are two of the plants that grew. T peruvianus I think, but if Knize was involved I suspect T pachanoi may have been the seed plant, and that one or more plants that are not T pachanoi at all, were the pollen donor(s). Some of them look very much like the macrogonus allied peruvianus. Provided the chance I will post photographs of them as they age so we may see what they look like when more mature, in the conditions I can provide them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Posted October 5, 2005 I posted these at the Nook as Portrait of an Unknown Peruvianoid. Compare them to the long spined KK242 plant in the post above. One of my favorite plants in my collection, I have no clue what it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Posted October 5, 2005 Two Huancabamba small spine peruvianus, AKA peruvian (non-backeberg/ecuadorian) pachanoi. I have a couple of seedlings from a trade, said to be grown from the same seed, and they are very different, macrogonus like for sure. I'll post some photographs of them in time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Posted October 5, 2005 A bridgesii from SS seed. I have a few of these, a few more than a dozen around 9 months old, and a few about 2 years old, and some from a trade that I am not sure of. It is my favorite species. The one in the picture is about 2 years old, it was stunted in a small pot for a while and I got around to planting it up just this year. One thiong, though the color is a light green, I had a slow shutter speed on this photograph and the color is a bit lighter than it is to the eye. The spines look nearly black instead of brown on older growth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Posted October 6, 2005 Here is one I use for a background on my computer. They are seedlings of T peruvianus/Juuls Giant X SS02. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zee_werp Posted October 6, 2005 Great pics mate. Trichs are fucking awesome!! May your collection expand and prosper! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
