Peanut Cactus (Echinopsis chamaecereus)

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cacti_lover Henderson, NV(Zone 9b) Dec 30, 2004

Peanut Cactus
Echinopsis chamaecereus

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Jul 10, 2007

cacti_lover,
Great looking plant you have there.
This photo dosen't appear to be the "Yellow Peanut" cultivar,
because the cactus body is not Yellow. It appears to be "Echinopsis chamaecereus" instead.
According to the description in my books, the stems should be up to 1/2 inch thick and up to 12 inches long, same flowers as you have pictured here.
The "Yellow Peanut" cultivar should look like this: (No chorophyll)
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/14212/

Here's where I believe your picts belong, although I also believe that the images that palmbob has in this link are misidentified also, I'll send him a note.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/149150/

Would you like to have your image moved to the right page?

This message was edited Jul 10, 2007 12:25 PM

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cacti_lover Henderson, NV(Zone 9b) Jul 11, 2007

Thanks Xenomorf! Originally I put this photo on Echinopsis chamaecereus but I don't know how it ended up being on the yellow peanut cactus page. The original poster for that page probably added "f. lutea" to that page. No it's definately not the yellow form, because I had both. The yellow form I got was grafted on a hylocereus stock. If you don't mind, please put it on the correct page. Thanks again.

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cactuspatch Alamogordo, NM(Zone 7b) Nov 04, 2008

It is certainly a beautiful cactus. I was given a piece of one by a friend and although it has grown quite a lot in the last 2 years, still no blooms. I read somewhere it blooms better with cool in the winter? Do you find that is true?

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cacti_lover Henderson, NV(Zone 9b) Nov 06, 2008

Yes. Most echinopsis (and other cacti) seems to bloom better if given a cool ( below 50F or so) winter rest. Mine blooms every year but some years have better display.

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cactuspatch Alamogordo, NM(Zone 7b) Nov 06, 2008

In that case I will winter mine in the garage window where the temps are cooler. I have been putting it in my bathroom window and of course I never let the bathroom get cold! Thanks so much, Joyce

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cacti_lover Henderson, NV(Zone 9b) Nov 07, 2008

You bet! Make sure you reduce water also. I almost never water mine in the winter.

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