anyone confident on ID of this cactus ?

Subject: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:36 pm

anyone confident on ID of this cactus .
. white stuff is something sticky that landed on the plant.
Plant has some damage from being neglected and outside but hopeful for new growth and the flower is alright.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2748746889_34b75a93c3.jpg
thanks,

Gracie

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:58 pm

this is a different view of the same flower .

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:02 am

I was thinking Trichocereus grandiflorus but the spines on my plant appear to be longer.Gracie

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:07 am

Yes. It's a Trichocereus huascha Syn Echinopsis huascha or even Trichocereus Grandiflorus. Beautiful flower.

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:58 pm

thanks Hellonasty, thats what I was coming up with too when researching . good to get a second opinion . I looked agian this morning and the spines get longer as the plant gets taller. so even the shorter spined pics on the web could still be the same plant. I reckon that mine must be about 8 to 10 years old going by the age of rest of the collection that has ID labels with details of purchase and seller details.

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:31 pm

Nice one Gracie Smile

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:05 pm

anyone what to give this one a name?? hasn't flowered for me so no idea what it could look like. only had it since Nov 07 .plant is about 8yrs old.

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:38 pm

Now that ones deffinetly cool? I have no idea, maybe some sort of Echinocereus?

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:46 pm

Awesome flower Gracie. I like it a LOT!!

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:59 pm

Gracie,

T. Huascha grows rapidly. 10 years seens too old. How tall is it ? Looks about 30-40cm. At that height I would expect it to be no more than 5years.

I can't id the second one without a few more, better quality, pics. Close up of spination, epidermis and flower if possible.

Yeah cal That flower is awesome.

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:30 pm

no probs. camera is back in action so I'll get some updated photos , that one was taken to keep a record of sorts while I potted up the trailer load . The plant with the red flower is about 30 cm tall it had been sitting under a porchway with no water for quite some time. a senicio articulartis has only just started to make fresh growth and that was from end Oct 07, was two little sections in a pot with nothing else . i had hoped they were the more rounded ones but no, just the common one. I guess that leaves me a bit more space now for a nice cactus.

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:09 pm

Trailer load of cacti 8| Cha Ching!

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:34 pm

I agree with Michael, the second looks like an Echinocereus. closer pics are needed!

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:13 pm

What??? Lewis agree's with me on an Id? Wow! lol.

Subject: Re: anyone confident on ID of this cactus ? Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:46 pm

Its a long shot but, maybe E.viridiflorus chloranthus?