Hmmm, not sure about any of them, but I guess at Pilosocereus pachycladus for #1 and Parodia (Notocactus or Eriocactus groups) for #2 and #3.

I'll say, Yes, to 'Hummel's Sunset' on the Jade cutting.

Josh

I will also say Pilosocereus pachycladus for #1 & Crassula 'Hummel's Sunset' for the last.

Alright. 2 outta 4 ain't bad. Now I found CactiGuide.com which seems like a pretty good place to browse through to see if anything matches, but when searching by growth habit, I'm not even sure what to classify #2 and #3 as...especially #2.

Are they globose...globose-cylindrical...globose-pyramidal or columnar-short...? Darn cacti for being so awesome but so hard to ID.

Thanks for the help so far!

What do you guys think of maybe this cactus for #3? Looks quite similar to me, minus the fact that mine kinda looks like a snowman.

Here is a link that might be useful: Maybe Matucana formosa?

If you did not buy them from a specialist grower I doubt that #3 is a Matucana formosa. I am still almost sure that it is a Parodia, subgenus Eriocactus, maybe a P. warasii. A young plant, it might not have developed all the characteristics yet.

#2 looks more like a Parodia subgenus Notocactus, but it could be something else. A flower would really help. I think it will become a short cylinder, but how CactiGuide would classify its shape I dare not say

The growing tips on #2 and #3 have been damaged, so the body shapes are distorted.

None of my cacti are from specialist growers. All from a standard garden centre. They have a lot of neat plants, but I seriously doubt any of them are particularly rare.

That is an old picture of #3. I never damaged the tip and it created another snowman like ball atop those two. And #2 is growing a third 'ball' inbetween the other two. Wouldn't the two bits on top just keep growing as is?

I've never had a cactus flower for me (except Gymnocalycium stenopleurum(sp?)). Although this is the first year that I've been able to put them outside so perhaps that'll help?

Sorry, I'm not all the knowledgable about cacti as in my zone only a few common kinds are available and they don't grow that awesomely here.

Perhaps they'll just have to stay unknown for a wee bit longer until they mature a little more or flower.

I really really appreciate all your help.

You don't need to damage the tip yourself, bugs and other things can do it for you, believe me ...

Sometimes the tip is deliberately damaged in the nursery to induce offsetting. I guess it is done to make the plant look more impressive.

The growth pattern of #3 can sometimes be seen if they are grown in poor light at some time during the year, but in this case I think it is the result of a tip damage.