Ok. As the general response to my query was that the group was agreeable to
educating me as to what plants I have inherited - here's the first.

Not a garden plant (they are to follow) but a house plant. I have several of
these and they have just finished flowering. Prolifically so but short
lived. So what type of cactus are they?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....n/cactus_1.jpg


TIA

Mel W.

On 9 Jul, 14:27, "Astral Voyager" wrote:
Ok. As the general response to my query was that the group was agreeable to
educating me as to what plants I have inherited - here's the first.
Not a garden plant (they are to follow) but a house plant. I have several of
these and they have just finished flowering. Prolifically so but short
lived. So what type of cactus are they?
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....n/cactus_1.jpg

If you don't get an answer here, try . I've visited them
in Italy in Ferro on the island of Ischia a few weeks ago at Giardini
Ravino and they specialise in cactus - they have thousands! They are
very friendly and lovely. They have a cactus lounge where you can
drink cactus drinks, with mint. It's heaven. Their website is www.ravino.ch

In reply to Astral Voyager ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Ok. As the general response to my query was that the group was
agreeable to educating me as to what plants I have inherited - here's
the first.
Not a garden plant (they are to follow) but a house plant. I have
several of these and they have just finished flowering. Prolifically
so but short lived. So what type of cactus are they?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....n/cactus_1.jpg


TIA

Mel W.

It's a Chamaecereus. I think that's how you spell it. Peanut cactus to its
friends. I have a couple, different colours though.

You can tell by the way the flowers come out of a weird place in the trunk.

I might be wrong. I don't think so.

Paul wrote .
In reply to Astral Voyagerwho wrote this
Ok. As the general response to my query was that the group was
agreeable to educating me as to what plants I have inherited - here's
the first.
Not a garden plant (they are to follow) but a house plant. I have
several of these and they have just finished flowering. Prolifically
so but short lived. So what type of cactus are they?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....n/cactus_1.jpg


It's a Chamaecereus. I think that's how you spell it. Peanut cactus to its
friends. I have a couple, different colours though.

You can tell by the way the flowers come out of a weird place in the
trunk.

I might be wrong. I don't think so.

I agree, it's an Echinopsis chamaecereus...(Name changed again!)
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plan...ml--RegardsBob Hobden

In reply to Bob Hobden ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Paul wrote .
In reply to Astral Voyagerwho wrote this
Ok. As the general response to my query was that the group was
agreeable to educating me as to what plants I have inherited -
here's the first.
Not a garden plant (they are to follow) but a house plant. I have
several of these and they have just finished flowering. Prolifically
so but short lived. So what type of cactus are they?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....n/cactus_1.jpg


It's a Chamaecereus. I think that's how you spell it. Peanut cactus
to its friends. I have a couple, different colours though.

You can tell by the way the flowers come out of a weird place in the
trunk.

I might be wrong. I don't think so.

I agree, it's an Echinopsis chamaecereus...(Name changed again!)
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plan...ml--RegardsBob
Hobden

http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plan...aecereus.htmlI always thought it was a something Sylvestri. I am rubbish at the "proper"names, I call it a peanut cactus. Cos it looks like one, then I can rememberit.

"Uncle Marvo" wrote:

It's a Chamaecereus. I think that's how you spell it. Peanut cactus to its
friends. I have a couple, different colours though.

Thanks for that. Someone told me it was a 'Teddy Bear' cactus but it didn't
look like one.

Now suitably marked up so I can refer to the books for the best way to kill
it... I have this way with plants.

Mel W.

In reply to Astral Voyager ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

"Uncle Marvo" wrote:

It's a Chamaecereus. I think that's how you spell it. Peanut cactus
to its friends. I have a couple, different colours though.

Thanks for that. Someone told me it was a 'Teddy Bear' cactus but it
didn't look like one.

Now suitably marked up so I can refer to the books for the best way
to kill it... I have this way with plants.

Mel W.

If you do absolutely nothing with it for a couple of years, except for
occasionally tripping over the chair when drunk and knocking it to the
floor, and ensuring that it is surrounded by a haze of nicotine, it should
do well.

That's what I do with mine.

Uncle Marvo writes
In reply to Astral Voyager ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Ok. As the general response to my query was that the group was
agreeable to educating me as to what plants I have inherited - here's
the first.
Not a garden plant (they are to follow) but a house plant. I have
several of these and they have just finished flowering. Prolifically
so but short lived. So what type of cactus are they?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....n/cactus_1.jpg


TIA

Mel W.

It's a Chamaecereus. I think that's how you spell it. Peanut cactus to its
friends. I have a couple, different colours though.

You can tell by the way the flowers come out of a weird place in the trunk.

I might be wrong. I don't think so.

Chamaecereus sylvestris. I have a sneaking feeling the taxonomists have
changed its name in recent years.

Nice healthy specimen.
Not all drooping multistemmed cacti with flowers coming from partway
along the stem are Chamaecereus ;-)

"Teddy bear" - I suppose a young plant with two new stems like ears?
Never really understood the 'peanut' bit either. I know the bits that
fall off are supposed to look like peanuts, but that's true of a lot of
mammilarias too.


--
Kay

In reply to K ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Uncle Marvo writes
In reply to Astral Voyager ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Ok. As the general response to my query was that the group was
agreeable to educating me as to what plants I have inherited -
here's the first.
Not a garden plant (they are to follow) but a house plant. I have
several of these and they have just finished flowering. Prolifically
so but short lived. So what type of cactus are they?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....n/cactus_1.jpg


TIA

Mel W.

It's a Chamaecereus. I think that's how you spell it. Peanut cactus
to its friends. I have a couple, different colours though.

You can tell by the way the flowers come out of a weird place in the
trunk. I might be wrong. I don't think so.

Chamaecereus sylvestris. I have a sneaking feeling the taxonomists
have changed its name in recent years.

Nice healthy specimen.
Not all drooping multistemmed cacti with flowers coming from partway
along the stem are Chamaecereus ;-)

True, but there probably isn't another one that looks like a peanut :-)

"Teddy bear" - I suppose a young plant with two new stems like ears?
Never really understood the 'peanut' bit either. I know the bits that
fall off are supposed to look like peanuts, but that's true of a lot
of mammilarias too.

Uncle Marvo writes
In reply to K ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Uncle Marvo writes
In reply to Astral Voyager ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Ok. As the general response to my query was that the group was
agreeable to educating me as to what plants I have inherited -
here's the first.
Not a garden plant (they are to follow) but a house plant. I have
several of these and they have just finished flowering. Prolifically
so but short lived. So what type of cactus are they?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....n/cactus_1.jpg


TIA

Mel W.

It's a Chamaecereus. I think that's how you spell it. Peanut cactus
to its friends. I have a couple, different colours though.

You can tell by the way the flowers come out of a weird place in the
trunk. I might be wrong. I don't think so.

Chamaecereus sylvestris. I have a sneaking feeling the taxonomists
have changed its name in recent years.

Nice healthy specimen.
Not all drooping multistemmed cacti with flowers coming from partway
along the stem are Chamaecereus ;-)

True, but there probably isn't another one that looks like a peanut :-)

But this one doesn't look like a peanut!!!!!
--
Kay

In reply to K ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Uncle Marvo writes
In reply to K ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Uncle Marvo writes
In reply to Astral Voyager ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Ok. As the general response to my query was that the group was
agreeable to educating me as to what plants I have inherited -
here's the first.
Not a garden plant (they are to follow) but a house plant. I have
several of these and they have just finished flowering.
Prolifically so but short lived. So what type of cactus are they?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....n/cactus_1.jpg


TIA

Mel W.

It's a Chamaecereus. I think that's how you spell it. Peanut cactus
to its friends. I have a couple, different colours though.

You can tell by the way the flowers come out of a weird place in
the trunk. I might be wrong. I don't think so.

Chamaecereus sylvestris. I have a sneaking feeling the taxonomists
have changed its name in recent years.

Nice healthy specimen.
Not all drooping multistemmed cacti with flowers coming from partway
along the stem are Chamaecereus ;-)

True, but there probably isn't another one that looks like a peanut
:-)
But this one doesn't look like a peanut!!!!!

It looks like the way peanuts grow in their monkey-nut shells though. And it
looks the same as mine, which I know to be a peanut cactus :-)

Uncle Marvo writes
In reply to K ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Uncle Marvo writes
In reply to K ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Uncle Marvo writes
In reply to Astral Voyager ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Ok. As the general response to my query was that the group was
agreeable to educating me as to what plants I have inherited -
here's the first.
Not a garden plant (they are to follow) but a house plant. I have
several of these and they have just finished flowering.
Prolifically so but short lived. So what type of cactus are they?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....n/cactus_1.jpg


TIA

Mel W.

It's a Chamaecereus. I think that's how you spell it. Peanut cactus
to its friends. I have a couple, different colours though.

You can tell by the way the flowers come out of a weird place in
the trunk. I might be wrong. I don't think so.

Chamaecereus sylvestris. I have a sneaking feeling the taxonomists
have changed its name in recent years.

Nice healthy specimen.
Not all drooping multistemmed cacti with flowers coming from partway
along the stem are Chamaecereus ;-)

True, but there probably isn't another one that looks like a peanut
:-)
But this one doesn't look like a peanut!!!!!

It looks like the way peanuts grow in their monkey-nut shells though. And it
looks the same as mine, which I know to be a peanut cactus :-)


I've never seen peanut shells 4 inches long!! ;-)
--
Kay