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cactimay
Number of posts : 37 Location : Victoria Registration date : 2014-05-17
| Subject: ID of this double headed cactus Mon May 26, 2014 11:11 pm | |
| Would appreciate ID of this Round cactus. Thanks. | |
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Hellonasty Admin
Number of posts : 1824 Location : NSW Registration date : 2008-04-04
| Subject: Re: ID of this double headed cactus Tue May 27, 2014 4:28 pm | |
| Can you give us some more info? Also what do the flowers look like? Another pic? | |
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cactimay
Number of posts : 37 Location : Victoria Registration date : 2014-05-17
| Subject: Re: ID of this double headed cactus Tue May 27, 2014 6:20 pm | |
| It has never flowered since we bought it 24 years ago! | |
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cactimay
Number of posts : 37 Location : Victoria Registration date : 2014-05-17
| Subject: Re: ID of this double headed cactus Tue May 27, 2014 6:36 pm | |
| Another view. It is showing signs of growing two heads. It is 15 cm in diameter. | |
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Navajoa Moderator
Number of posts : 599 Location : Australia Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: ID of this double headed cactus Wed May 28, 2014 11:25 pm | |
| Looks a bit like a Matucana or Parodia, but can't be sure.... | |
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SneakyCuttlefish Moderator
Number of posts : 705 Location : FNQ Registration date : 2012-12-11
| Subject: Re: ID of this double headed cactus Thu May 29, 2014 10:50 am | |
| looks a bit like eriosyce...... maybe..... | |
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cactimay
Number of posts : 37 Location : Victoria Registration date : 2014-05-17
| Subject: Re: ID of this double headed cactus Thu May 29, 2014 4:51 pm | |
| Just found out that the cactus is Oroya peruviana var laxiareolata. Website is http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/288905. Thanks. | |
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jk
Number of posts : 121 Location : townsville qld Registration date : 2012-11-12
| Subject: Re: ID of this double headed cactus Fri May 30, 2014 12:06 pm | |
| While we are on the thread of double heads, I have some in my collection that are double headed and always wondered if there is a place for them, like crested and varigated cacti. Are they valubale as cressted and varigated cactii? Not a good shot of Gymnocalycium mihanovichii at the front | |
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jk
Number of posts : 121 Location : townsville qld Registration date : 2012-11-12
| Subject: Re: ID of this double headed cactus Fri May 30, 2014 12:08 pm | |
| They were double headed by seed not from injury, sorry just wanted to add that! | |
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