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Posted by ezza vic Aust (My Page) on Sat, Mar 8, 03 at 2:55
| can anyone tell me are there two types, i have two plants, one is alot thinner than the other, i have seen one on tropical plants called king kong. heeeeeeelp i know there is one called fire chief but this is not what i have. |
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RE: peanut cactus
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| Your question is not very clear but I presume you are writing about Lobivia silvestrii or as it is in older literature a Chamaecereus. There has been much hydridisation with other lobivia species and probably other genera. Not all of these will be documented. At least one hybrid has a generally stockier stem than the true species but you would need someone very familiar with the genera to identify just what you have. Incidentally this easily propagated common species is a wonderful little plant. If given a cold and fairly hard rest and grown in a rich but porous mix it will flower profusely. I have had 60+ flowers on one plant when living in a much colder climate than I do here. |
RE: peanut cactus
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- Posted by ezza vic Aust (My Page) on
Sun, Mar 9, 03 at 19:52
| yes that is the cactus i am talking about, i have two plants bought from different places, one has thinner stems and is in a hanginging basket and tends to hang down and the other has thicker stems and tends to stand upright. i checked the growing tropical plants in pheonex web site and the one they have listed is called a king kong cultivar, which looks like the one that stands upright, so i take it this is a hybrid of the origanal plant. my firts plant flowered very well this year it tends o like a good soaking. |
RE: peanut cactus
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| I have 2 peanut cactus, one is red and the other a purple color, both have huge blooms. |
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