Apple Cactus, Peruvian Apple (Cereus peruvianus)

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Jun 03, 2004

Apple Cactus, Peruvian Apple
Cereus peruvianus

flowering in Huntington Gardens, Pasadena California end of May under synonym Cereus grenadensis

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amanzed Los Angeles, CA(Zone 10a) Jan 13, 2011

I just saw this same specimen (I think) at Huntington Gardens yesterday. I love the horizontal channels in the vertical stem lobes, making the whole plant appear corrugated. I grow several other clones of "Peruvian torch", but mine lack this corrugated appearance. I wish this form had a separate name so I could look for it.

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Jan 13, 2011

amanzed,
I suspect that your other clones are a different Cereus species. There's a few different Cacti that could possibly be called 'Peruvian torch'.
If you will post up a photo or two in the identification forum of your clones, we could all have a look at it.
Here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/plantid/all/

Xeno.

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Jan 13, 2011

I did a google search and found this site that refers to the form that Palmbob has pictured here listed as
Cereus repandus 'grenadensis'
http://shop.textalk.se/en/artgrp.php?id=6903&grp=160537

(Technically, it should be written as C. repandus fa. grenadensis)

Xeno.

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amanzed Los Angeles, CA(Zone 10a) Jun 17, 2011

Xeno: belated thanks! I will keep an eye out for this Grenadian form.

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