Anyone up to IDing for me?

1. A beautiful cactus

2. Another cactus.

3. Some type of Opuntia cactus?

This message was edited Jul 17, 2009 12:38 PM

3 again

4. A yucca?

Opps! 3 again.

And THANK YOU for your help.

#1 Echinopsis sp. ... possibly Echinopsis huascha 'Gelb' (Yellow)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/105411/

#2 Cereus hildmannianus subsp. uruguayanus 'Monstrosus'
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/66737/

#3 Thought it was O. pilifera, but it's not growing upright enough.
I'll look for this one some more.

#4 Is an Agave sp. (Marginata or Variegata)

Xeno.

#3 Opuntia scheeri, http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/91327/
Flowers should be yellow.

Thanks so much Xenomorf.

No. 3 sure looks like this one.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/150895/

Looks like you were searching while I was typing...lol
Yes, Opuntia scheeri

You would think I would have recognized No. 2. They are all over here.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/229358/
LOL

Finding pics of Echinopsis huascha 'Gelb' to compare is not been easy. I could only find 1 and that is a maybe. This must be a German cactus. LOL
http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Echinopsis+huascha+%27Gelb%27&sa=N&start=0&ndsp=20

Do you know if the buds look like this?

Oh no, I looked after you had told me its name. I cheated! I was just so agreeing with your ID.

Another pic of the bloom of the Echinopsis huascha

I couldn't find any agave pics that looked like No. 4, with the variegation. I had a few to ID and found the others but not that one.

Heres more picts of E. huascha 'Gelb'
http://www.infojardin.com/foro/showthread.php?t=32057
http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Echinopsis&species=huascha
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54083346@N00/826519716

I'm hypothesizing that it's E. huascha because of the slightly reddich spines at the apex, which is just like the spines of the regular red flowered E. huascha.

Here's E. huasha v. macrantha, that also has a yellow flower but it dosen't have red tipped sepals.
http://www.miles2go.com/images/8107.jpg

Xeno.

I did a quick search on variegated agave and an article by palmbob (Geoff Stein) for DG showed up. It is full of pictures of different agaves. May want to look at it.

Kell,

I believe you have Agave Angustifolia Marginata. The rosett gets much fuller as the plant ages...almost like a porcupine...only better looking.

Daisy

I would say Agave tequilana 'Variegata'
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/62965/

Agave Angustifolia Marginata, I don't think gets that big. And it also has white margins instead of yellow margins like Kell's has.

Xeno.

You're right! I thought her's had white margins like mine. They don't look yellow on my screne for some reason......

Thanks so much for everyone's help.

I will sure defer to you Xenomorf on the E. huascha 'Gelb' for I sure have no clue. I do have a call out to the owners to see if they know but they have not called me back so I may have to go back to the nursery to ask in person.

Themoonhowl, aren't PalmBob's articles the best. I really need to read everyone of them.

If I could ask for a few more IDs.

5. Is this a dykia? Anyone know which one?

6. This one has some purple tinged paddles. I recall there are 2 that have purple on them. Is this one Santa Rita Opuntia?

#6. closer

7. Another opuntia?

#5, Yes a Dyckia sp.

#6, is more likely O. gosseliniana because of the color of the newer pads.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/85320/
If the flowers have red centers then it's O. santa-rita. If the flowers are all yellow then it's O. gosseliniana.

#7, is Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/65218/

Gee Xeno, you seem to know your cactus!

I was driving around today and went by this so BLUE opuntia. I was amazed at how blue it was! The newer pads seemed more green and the older the pad the more blue.

The flower may be white, for I saw 2 old ones closed that were white. There was reddish one too at the bottom on a pad but for some reason I got the impression it may be on another cactus not that I saw another cactus with pads beyond that 1 pad.

Do you know the name?

Here you can see the white closed flowers on the left and the reddish one at the bottom right of center.

Behind the blue opuntia, there was another cactus. Anyone know this name?

Thanks for your help.

The flowers on the second one.

And the vegetative growth on the second one.

The blue Opuntia, is Opuntia ficus-indica, and is bluer than normal because it's shaded. It is also a semi-prostrate form. The shape of the fruit is what clued me in on this one.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/56266/
The white closed flower is what happens to many Opuntia flowers after they have bloomed and then closed back up. They start out yellow at the start of the day, then turn an orangeish tinge by the end of the day, then get really faded. The red flower at the bottom is a different cactus.

The second cactus is Austrocylindropuntia subulata, the first one I've seen in bloom. Your climate is what might induce blooming.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/57996/

Xeno.

P.S.
What do you think about the Echinopsis huaschua 'Gelb' ?


This message was edited Jul 22, 2009 12:30 AM

You are just so smart! Do you mean do I think it is Echinopsis huaschua Gelb? I do if you say so. LOL. I had called the owners of that one to ask but they have not gotten back to me.

So the Opuntia ficus-indica is usually not so blue? I hope the sun comes out this am (it is freezing), so I can go back and get a better shot of the whole picture. It was quite late last night when I took these pictures and all my combo ones I took from a distance turned out too dark for some reason. This cactus is so blue. When I drove past I got a glimpse and hit my brakes. LOL

There are so many cactus in yards around here. Usually 1 big specimen. Lots of the older houses have them. Must have been in fashion at some point.

I also saw this elongated paddle one yesterday. Do you know this one too without its flowers?

I forgot to thank you Xeno for all your help. I bet I cannot say Austrocylindropuntia subulata 5 times fast. LOL. Not even 1 time slow. Glad I could show it to you in bloom.

The trunk and even the limbs on this one were old and ugly!

The elongated one is Opuntia ficus-indica var. linguiformis
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/69784/

Yes, I think it is E. huaschua 'Gelb'

Xeno.

Than again. Are cactus your specialty?

That's about all I grow, and a few other succulents, but I'll photograph any plant.
I decided to concentrate on learning the Cactaceae first, then branch out from there.
But I'm still learning the Cacti, there are quite a few different ones.
Xeno.

Kell.....are these plants all in your yard???? If so, WOW!

Sharon

I think you are doing pretty well, Xeno. LOL! You seem to have retained quite a bit! Thanks again.

Hi Sharon. OH NO! LOL. I have 2 cactus in pots. I had the most beautiful one last year then I killed it over winter. I think it might have died from the winter weather though it was in my hoop house so it never got frosty. Or it died from lack of water. I was so afraid of rot, I never watered it. I was crushed when it died. It has the most beautiful black spines that showed up great against the white hair.

These are all from around here. Many of the older houses have 1 large one in their front yard.

I would like to get a pad of that blue cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica. I just love that color.

I saw a cactus marked chihuahuensis at a show. I can't find it on PlantFiles which always makes me think I do not have the right name. Is Epithelantha chihuahuensis a correct name? I did find it here. http://www.kaktusi.si/CactusBase/cactusbase/e/rod_epithelantha_seznam.html

That's an outstanding specimen, it surely would take 1st place in a plant show.
I am surmising that Epithelantha chihuahuensis is a name that is not in use anymore, or at least I don't find any reference to it in any of my modern reference books. It was published in 1922 by Britton & Rose. The cactus you have there is Epithelantha micromeris subsp. polycephala. Which means "many heads".
Here in the PF: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/96950/

You really are so good. I saw so many beautiful cactus at that show. Of course I wanted many of them. But I want them already stupendous instead of growing my own. In my defense, I am getting too old to have the time to grow such beauties.

Many heads it does have! LOL

Yes, I know what you mean by having the patience for something to get that stupendous. I am finding out right now about that. I started some seeds in March 2007 of Cereus hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus f. monstrose as an experiment to see if all the plants would come out as Monstruosed. What is testing my patience is they are only 3 inches high after 2.3 years.
Oh, and the results are in about the experiment...
Out of 11 seedlings that have survived: 1 is Crested; 2 are Monstrose; 3 are Spiraled; 1 is stunted; and 4 are standard.

This message was edited Jul 27, 2009 4:01 PM