Thebrowncat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 4:56 pm not sure how it's supposed to look if it has a base this thick and doesn't grow tall.

More like this:

gdlwyverex wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 10:28 pm I think that my first impression was way off and that it is actually a cactus, maybe
Cereus spegazzinii


Richard

I think you are correct. It does seem to have areoles, so definitely a cactus.

Or you could cut a few stem segments.
They tend to branch naturally from the base, so a short stump with several shoots from it may look better than a long chopped-off branch.

Fair enough! I couldn't remember what my A. sakarahensis looked like when very small, there is often a change in leaf shape and pattern over the first
few months or more.

It could be O. robusta. Pad colour and size depends a bit of the growing conditions. The Palm Tree Co probably import ones that have been grown outdoors in the Canary Isles, or south of Spain etc. These are likely to have a much fuller "blue" colour than anything that's been grown under gl...

Agaveville seems to have the same problem, 2 different species with the same name: https://www.agaveville.org/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=3251 The plants I have as A. sakarahensis match your first plant. I've never grown anything under the name A. prostrata. Your second plant looks as though it's about...

nona wrote: ↑Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:16 am
In the meantime this caught my attention

https://migardener.com/store/limited-ed ... shirt-med/

LOL. That's staggeringly obscure!

When I purchased this, it was listed as Trichocereus cephalomacrostibas. It has a strong resemblance to trich. Super plant! When it flowers you will know, maybe soon? Trichocereus.net discusses this species, reckons it's Weberbauerocereus: https://trichocereus.net/trichocereus-cephalomacrostibas-ec...

Jangaudi wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:50 pm What exactly do you mean by "serpentine growth" ? Something like this : ? I think it's common in aloes depending on the species.

Is that Aloe sakarahensis? I thought I was almost the only person growing this weirdo.

Are you referring to the long, slender curving leaves?
Quite a few Aloes have slender leaves, just have a look through the assortment that llifle lists: http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCC ... ceae/Aloe/

OK, so maybe it's synonymous with Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri var. horridispinus.

Coincidentally that Bing link shows a Cereus Cephalomacrostibas - a rare plant whose areoles look suspiciously wrong as well (not to mention the flowers). Another freak? Apparently it's a Weberbauerocereus. Some other Weberbauerocereus have similar prominent areoles with lots of felt: http://www.ll...

Rhipsalis, imho.

F.latispinus seems a good call.

DaveW wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:26 am Its had a hard life but as long as the central growing point is not damaged it will grow out OK eventually.

I wouldn't be optimistic about the growing point - it doesn't look good. Expect offsets next year!

The first may be Euphorbia polygona.
The last looks like Cleistocactus strausii, IMHO. Spination can vary on young plants. New growth is getting etiolated, it needs more light.