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Unidentified Catcus
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Posted by
mike_jw London. UK (
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Sat, Sep 1, 12 at 12:34
| As there are many different types of Catcus, a general group name would suffice. The larger 'leaves' are quite flat. Here are some cuttings growing in a 5in/13cm pot.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/ISO1/34545753.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/ISO1/3e489d35.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/ISO1/9bb8ebec.jpg
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RE: Unidentified Catcus
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| I think you have an epiphyllum aka orchid cactus. They produce spectacular flowers. Jim |
RE: Unidentified Catcus
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| I've never seen a tropical cactus with spines like that. I'm not sure that it's a cactus at all, but one of the many spined Euphorbia. |
RE: Unidentified Catcus
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| Epiphyllum Ackermaannii is my bet. One of the very very few large epiphytic cacti with spines. Makes medium sized (about 3 inches dia) red flowers, mostly in the spring. |
RE: Unidentified Catcus
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According to my wife, this specimen is quite a few years old.
But she keeps taking cuttings from it, so it hasn't had a chance to realise its full potential. Here's a photo of the complete plant, it's 20ins tall.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d152/ISO1/69d34d66.jpg |
RE: Unidentified Catcus
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| I'm not able to see the pics on the provided links, but just on description I'd say it was Christmas cactus. |
RE: Unidentified Catcus
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| Christmas cactus have no spines like the plant shown. If you copy and paste the address in your browser, the photos appear. Can't quite tell the size of the leaves, but if the leaves are 2-3 cm wide, with spines like that it could be Rhipsalis monocantha. That plant makes lots of flat stems, but also is often triangular. Epiphyllums usually make only flat stems when mature. |
RE: Unidentified Catcus
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| I'm still going with Euphorbia, probably one of the many (popular) E. trigona cultivars. |
RE: Unidentified Catcus
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 7, 12 at 15:28
 Here's one of his pics without the need of cut/paste. Looks like an Epi of some sort. Not a Euphorb. It is nicely grown so your Mrs. is taking excellent care of it. |
RE: Unidentified Catcus
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| Here's a pic of my R. monocantha. 
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RE: Unidentified Catcus
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| Cacti have glochids even if other wise spineless. They are visible in the photos. That precludes Euphorbia. |
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