As a cactus breeder, it is normal for me to injure myself on cactus spines every now and then. However, in this case I accidentally hit on a cactus with full force and it hurt …
Today is the day that I´m fertilizing the whole collection. With a collection this size, it always means a lot of work that can take up to a few hours. I normally fertilize with smaller …
In this video I pollinate a cactus flower, in particular the flower of a Trichocereus and collect pollen in the process. By pollinating your plants, you make sure that you get lots of seeds from …
Trichocereus litoralis – Echinopsis chiloensis ssp. litoralis This beautiful Trichocereus species is definitely closely related to Trichocereus chiloensis and the current taxonomy is treating it as a variety or subspecies to it. Trichocereus litoralis always …
Trichocereus tarmaensis / Echinopsis tarmaensis Trichocereus tarmaensis Rauh & Backeberg – Deser. Cact. Nov. 20. 1956 Trichocereus tarmaensis is a close relative of Trichocereus cuzcoensis that was described as a separate species. There are various …
Trichocereus chiloensis (Echinopsis chiloensis) T.chilensis Trichocereus chiloensis, also known as Trichocereus chilensis or Echinopsis chiloensis, is a columnar cactus from Chile. It is closely related to Trichocereus terscheckii and something like the Chilean version of …
Trichocereus glaucus – Echinopsis glauca Trichocereus glaucus, also known as Echinopsis glauca, is a Peruvian Trichocereus species described by Friedrich Ritter. Trichocereus glaucus – Foto: Friedrich Ritter Origin of Trichocereus glaucus: Peru ( South Peru …
Trichocereus shaferi (Echinopsis shaferi) The name Trichocereus shaferi was described by Britton and Rose in the 1920s and lacked some important information. However, there were some later descriptions by Friedrich Ritter, Curt Backeberg/Rauh and Werdermann …
Trichocereus arboricola (Echinopsis arboricola) Current name: Echinopsis arboricola (Kimnach) Mottram Origin: Bolivia, Argentina, Type locality: Tarija in Bolivia, 600-1000 meters altitude Trichocereus arboricola is more of an Epiphyte instead of a normal Trichocereus and is …
Trichocereus schoenii / Echinopsis schoenii Trichocereus schoenii , also known as Echinopsis schoenii under current nomenclature, is a south Peruvian Trichocereus species that Backeberg described and named after E. Schön, who assisted him financially on his …
Echinopsis macrogona / Trichocereus macrogonus in Matucana II In this chapter I want to show you some of the wild populations of Echinopsis macrogona from Matucana. The species is partially synonymous with Echinopsis peruviana, which …
The history of the PC Trichocereus clone – Predominant cultivar I wanted to clarify some things about the PC Trichocereus clone. What it is, where it probably is from and what it isnt. The name …
TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 2 available now! Echinopsis book The moment we´ve all been waiting for is here. The new Echinopsis book TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 2: SAN PEDRO HYBRIDS as well as the bonus content can officially be …
Australia Trichocereus: Photos of an amazing collection This amazing Trichocereus collection can be found in a private garden in Australia. We were given the chance to show this beautiful collection here on our site and …
Trichocereus huarazensis / Echinopsis huarazensis Trichocereus huarazensis is a columnar cactus from Huaraz in Peru. It is not an official species and it is a commercial name that goes back to Karel Knize. Knize sold …
Trichocereus macrogonus – Echinopsis macrogona Trichocereus macrogonus, also known as Echinopsis macrogona, is a columnar cactus. The first description about it was made using the name Cereus macrogonus SD. Cact. Hort. Dyck.Cult. Currently valid name …
Cover for TRICHOCEREUS VOLUME 2 book Echinopsis cactus Hey guys, I wanted to show this beautiful cover artwork that a designer made for the upcoming TRICHOCEREUS: VOLUME 2 book, the second volume and follow-up book to …
Trichocereus bridgesii (Echinopsis lageniformis) Trichocereus bridgesii (SD.) Britton & Rose – The Cactaceae, now called Echinopsis lageniformis because the name Echinopsis bridgesii was already taken. C.F. Förster – H.Friedrich & GD Rowley 1974 CITES: Appendix …
First photos of my TRICHOCEREUS BOOK! Hey guys, the first photos of the TRICHOCEREUS book are here. It looks gorgeous and I wanted to share some of the pics with you. Please note that this …
Trichocereus chalaensis (Rauh & Backeberg) Echinopsis Trichocereus chalaensis is a Peruvian Trichocereus species that is closely related to Trichocereus glaucus. Its alternative Echinopsis name is Echinopsis chalaensis (Rauh & Backeberg). I treat it as a …
Trichocereus ‘Lumberjack’ Echinopsis lageniformis The LUMBERJACK clone or LUMBERJACKUS is a rare and sought after Trichocereus that was found in a Lumberjack store in Sacramento by Decker Davies. Its actually an Echinopsis lageniformis with very …
Photos of Trichocereus and Echinopsis pachanoi in Ecuador! Trichocereus pachanoi in Ecuador is rare, but there definitely are a lot of them to be found there. The original type locality of Trichocereus pachanoi (the San …
Trichocereus ‘Parque de las Leyendas’ Peru Trichocereus Parque de las Leyendas: The Parque de las Leyendas is located in the San Miguel district of Lima and was founded as the first Zoo of Peru. Peru …
Trichocereus ‘ICARO DNA’ (Echinopsis) ICARO DNA is a strain of Trichocereus macrogonus/peruvianus from Peru. They are collected by the reputable vendor Icaro, who has been active for many years now. Their strain is an extremely …
Trichocereus hybrids (Echinopsis) There are all kinds of Trichocereus hybrids out there and I am happy to show you a couple of the resulting crosses on this page. I will try to update this page …
Trichocereus pachanoi (Britton and Rose 1920) Echinopsis pachanoi Trichocereus pachanoi is columnar cactus with a long history of being grown as a crop and ritual plants and can today be found in every South American …
Echinopsis lageniformis / Trichocereus bridgesii in Bolivia Echinopsis lageniformis or Trichocereus bridgesii is probably THE dominant Trichocereus species in Bolivia. Yes, there are others but this species pretty much reflects the Bolivian counterpart to its …
Trichocereus ‘BOGAN’ (Echinopsis) The Bogan clone has one of the funniest backgrounds of all the clones that are known in the community. It all goes back to the year 2006, when the SAB Member DuG …
Trichocereus ‘Rod’ (Echinopsis) The Australian SAB Clone ROD is a rather rare Ecuadorian Echinopsis pachanoi. This plant comes from the type locality of the species in Ecuador. You can recognize Ecuadorian Pachs by the color …
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