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Cactus Identification
Hi, would anybody be able to indentify the following cacti names and
any other info on them?? http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image003.jpg http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image004.jpg http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image005.jpg Thanks |
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Cactus Identification
Uzytkownik napisal w wiadomosci ups.com... Hi, would anybody be able to indentify the following cacti names and any other info on them?? http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image003.jpg Looks like Euphorbia enopla and it is not a cactus, it's merely a succulent (a nice plant by the way). http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image005.jpg Cleistocactus straussii, perhaps? Regards, Barbara. |
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Cactus Identification
Hi, would anybody be able to indentify the following cacti names and
any other info on them?? http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image003.jpg Not a cactus - its is a Euphorbia, but which one ... I'm not too sure - have never bothered with them. http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image004.jpg This is the former Chamaecereus sylvestrii now called Echinopsis chamaecereus aka 'peanut cactus'. http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image005.jpg Cleistocactus strausii if my eyes aren't deceiving me. |
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Cactus Identification
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Hi, would anybody be able to indentify the following cacti names and any other info on them?? http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image003.jpg This looks like a Euphorbia, ie not a cactus at all (actually the same genus as poinsettia - euphorbias are a very varied bunch). But it will flourish in the same conditions. I'm not certain about this identification. http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image004.jpg I know it as Chamaecereus sylvestri but this name may have been superseded. Do a Google image search on 'peanut cactus'. Easy to grow and to flower. Give as much light as possible, water reasonably generously in summer leaving the soil to dry out in between waterings. Keep dry in winter, when it will cope with temperatures down to about 40 deg F. Look out for mealybug - little white bugs and fluffy white clusters of eggs - remove them with a toothpick. Hope you don't get red spider - pin-pricked sized mites which are best dealt with by biological control. http://www.drivek.com/cactus/Image005.jpg Cleistocactus straussii will flower if big and old enough (yours is well on the way) but best to grow it for its shape and spine colour. Treatment as above. -- Kay |
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Here's a photo: http://web2k.co.uk/poASD45gk_4rff/1180271582.jpg I've had my cactus for nearly 25 years. It's a cleistocactus - but what kind? It has never flowered - is it supposed to? I never know how much water to give it - it only seems to grow after i've watered it. I only water it between say mid March to mid October - is this ok? It seems to produce new branches but the original trunk has stopped growing and the branches are now actually taller. Is this normal? Thanks for any replies. Cactus. |
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