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Trichocereus ‘Zeus’ (Echinopsis)

Parents: unknown. Zeus looks very much like an Ecuadorian Trichocereus. Origin of the Plant The ZEUS clone is a rare clone that spread throughout the collections thanks to SAB members like Aplantis (now www.greencandygenetics.com) and Misplant. It´s originally from Egypt and was brought into circulation by SAB member Philocacti. Philocacti found the clone 14 years…

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Other Cacti from the Sacred Succulents Field Trips

Other Cacti from the Sacred Succulents Field Trips Hi Guys, in this post I will show you some of the other cacti from the Sacred Succulents Field trips. The copyright of all those pics is: Ben Kamm, Sacredsucculents.com BK08530.1 Mahueniopsis boliviana, Tambillo, Bolivia This majestic Mahueniopsis is from Bolivia. Sacred Succulents gave away seeds of…

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BK08612.4 Trichocereus peruvianus, Matucana, Peru

Trichocereus peruvianus BK08612.4 from Matucana. Very cool glaucous blue type! Pics: Ben Kamm, sacredsucculents.com This collection is known for its frosted blue epidermis. The populations in Matucana grow at around 2000 meters and Matucana was originally given as the type locality of Trichocereus peruvianus in Britton & Rose´s book THE CACTACEAE. Karel Knize sold Trichocereus…

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