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Another small clue in attempting to ID this until now unidentifiable cactus: It likes cool weather. It's going through a winter growth spurt and has recently shot off a new branch from the ground, which is now about 8" tall and growing. It also went through a brief flowering spell a couple weeks back. As usual, flowers only open enough to allow the stamen to protrude. Still looking for a name, a genus, anything. I'm guessing Cleistocactus, but....GermanStar wrote:Here's a shot of a flower bud if this helps with ID. As usual, it never opened.GermanStar wrote:Here are a couple of better pics for comparison purposes. Your guess is as good as mine.
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Bad me, I forgot to go down and peek.
In regard to Cleistocactus, Altmans must agree. I walked into Home Depot, and there were all manner of 1-gal Cleistocactus there, only one was labeled with a species name, the rest were just "Cleistocactus". I grabbed a gold one and a very fuzzy silver one. I like Cleistocactus and don't see them offered very often, so this was a nice little find.
In regard to Cleistocactus, Altmans must agree. I walked into Home Depot, and there were all manner of 1-gal Cleistocactus there, only one was labeled with a species name, the rest were just "Cleistocactus". I grabbed a gold one and a very fuzzy silver one. I like Cleistocactus and don't see them offered very often, so this was a nice little find.
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Re: A few pics
Might this help with a Cleistocactus ID?
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Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
Re: A few pics
I think they usually go by C. hyalacanthus...
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
Re: A few pics
cool..... we could never own such big garden, in china most enthusiasts grow cacti and succulents shorter than 10cm....