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Peruvian Specials

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Pretty excited about this as my Neoraimundia ]arequipensis and my Oroya peruvianus (a rare one with white spines) are flowering :D

These have flowered after being in the garden about 4 months now so mean they are bedded in and happy.

Very satisfying. Oscar is impressed with by green fingers. His Oroyas have never flowered in Lima.

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Those are flowers we don't see too often, that's for sure.
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Congratiolations with the flowers. You have some beautiful plants!
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Very nice plants, thanks for sharing! :D

My oroyas have never flowered yet and I doubt they will ever (they say they need high altitude), so it is always nice to see them flowering.

Neoraimundia arequipensis is one of the most impressive columnars with totally unique appearance.
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wonderful exotic flowers. Thanks for the rare glimpse.

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Very nice indeed, definitely two that I have never seen.

Well done doctor. :wink:
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Neat flowers!
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nice flowers!
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Lovely lovely Neoraimondia. How tall that plant is? I have couple smallish plants, wounder how long till they bloom.

Oroyas are pretty reliable bloomers here in CA
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Christos,

Oroyas probably prefer high altitudes but this one was planted well over 5 month ago and has just flowered so these are not buds that were on it when collected.

In Lima I am only about 50m above sea level.

What is my secret? Don't. Lots of sun I guess.

Vlani

The Neoraimundia are from half a meter to about a meter high. In the wild they are stunning. 10m high. Would give the Saguaros a run for their money, if not on height in sheer tonnage.

Check post from the 20th of June for some photos.
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That Neoraimundia is great! I'd love to see a big one in the wild.
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Nice!

I'm at sea level and my Oroya bloomed last year. No sign of buds this year, though.
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Maybe moving them up to the rooftop gave them enough altitude :P
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