As the title says I'm more or less a newbie at this whole cactus thing but at the rate I'm going I suspect i've got the bug bigtime. Heck, already planning and thinking about uprooting a far bit of backlawn and turning it into a cactus patch....wife "naturally" thinks I've gone nuts.

Question is though that I've spotted a for me relatively pricey cactus at the local Bunnings and am wondering if the pricing of it is anywhere near fair. It's what they have labeled a Cereus Peruvianus that most definately is a Monsrose variant, straight lumpy stem nearly a meter tall with the tip showing 4 or 5 growths that are starting to separate. At just over $60 it's somewhat pricey for a newb like me but is it a fair price or could I find it cheaper somewhere else?
Kinda fallen for the look of it though and mentally already picked out a spot in the imaginary cactus garden I'm thinking of building...lol

When it comes to cacti ,money is no object lol, have you tried ebay? I just bought me-self some nice xmas prezzies hehe

SnowFella, if you are looking for low prices, do as I did, buying lots of seeds. In a few years you can build a large collection, spending very few money!

60 bucks for a cereus Peru is very very pricey, I assume it is a recent cutting and about 2ft tall ?

Search around you will find much better value, forum members here will help you out if you stick around eBay can be a good starting point, have a look in the links section and keep an eye on the trades forum.

HN

Cheers.
Figured it might be somewhat overpriced. Though if it's still around and I have spare money to burn the next time I'm there I might still fall for the temptation. lol
But I just found out also that there's a cactus collection/nursery/retail place (Hamilton's World of Cacti) no more than a 15 minutes away from where I live so I might just pop past there and see what's available.

Just hoping right now though that the serious downpour we just had won't play havoc with the new little ones I just planted out into the yard yesterday. Wine barrel they are in is pretty quick draining though so I've got my fingers crossed

There are some fantastic plants at Hamilton's you will be pleasantly surprised

Funny thing is, now that I look at most of the labels that came with the meager collection I have I'm noticing that most of them come from Hamilton's to start off with.