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Cactus identification

Discussion in 'Cacti and Succulents' started by Michael Hewett, Jun 10, 2024.

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    Would someone be able to name this cactus please. It has pendulous stems and big red flowers ...

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      Google seems to think it's a 'rat-tail cactus' but I've found 2 different Latin names for Rat-Tailed cactus -
      Disocactus speciosus and Aporocactus malisonii
       
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      It could well be a hybrid.
       
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      Thank you both, I've looked these names up and it looks more like Disocactus speciosus than anything else.
       
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          Thanks @Victoria, however the stems of this are cylindrical and spiny, but with D. ackermanii the stems start off cylindrical but then become flat with wavy edges.
           
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