I am one of the happy recipients of cuttings from you! One of mine, just a couple of years old, has bloomed gorgeous huge heavenly flowers and another is getting ready to bloom. They close up by early morning. What time of day did you take these wonderful pictures?

this was just before 1000, they don't stay open very long once the sun gets up.

I am still hoping Allen

That plant seems to be a good fit for my garden, Tally. Would you be interested in trading a start of your cactus for a Himalayan Indigo start? or maybe a rooted castor bean cutting?

Omar

not sure how hardy this one is but I`ll be happy to bring you a cutting at the swap. I am going to take a few cuttings after it blooms, we need to put some in the other pot across the street.

Thank you, Tally. I'll pot up a Himalayan indigo for you.

Omar

Tally, If you could spare one, I'd love a cutting as well.

Very nice! What kind of cactus is it?

The columnar cactus Tally gave me are blooming too. I'm only assuming it's the same one. She might have more than one variety ...

These were taken about 9:30 AM. The flowers are a nice plus, but I love them for their columnar form, the bluish color, and the way the columns twist and turn even when it's not blooming.

cereus peruviana, same one!

Not as large and prolific as Tally's, but my two plants are blooming five and six at a time the last few days. What a beautiful plant -- blooming or not ... :-)

Thanks again Tally, for this and all the wonderful plants you pass along!

Interesting fruit is forming ...

Hi. Those are beautiful! Are they kept in pots? Also what are these called? You said they are columnar cactus? I would really love to get some of these but I do not have anything to swap with so I'm trying to see if I can find some to buy. I love the ones you guys have pictured. Others I have seen have too many spines. Thank You!

Tally gave us a name. From Cactus Guide :

"Cereus peruvianus are all very easy to grow. They
tolerate a wide variety of conditions, they can be propagated easily by seed and even more easily by cuttings. They are
resistant (indeed impervious) to rot, disease, and infestations; they grow fast and they produce nice large white flowers
without any coaxing. You will find these plants in cultivation across the globe."

Tally attends several plant swaps around Galveston where she lives and she also comes to the San Antonio Plant Swap where I live. If you are in a part of Texas where you could attend one of these swaps you can pick up a piece to root. Trades are not always required at plant swaps. We are happy to give plants we have a lot of to new gardeners.

My plants are in raised planters because it is hard to dig a hole in my rocky location, but they don't need to be.

Thank You so much!! I live in Pflugerville ( outside of Austin ) would these plants survive a freeze if I were to plant it in the ground? It's gorgeous! My husband loves cactus and I have never been interested until I saw this one. Less spines and pretty flowers? I'm all in.

Lisa 8a, I'm thinking if they grow well in San Antonio they would do equally as well in the Austin area. If you can dig a hole they'll be happy to grow in it ... :-)

The fruit is turning more bluish/purplish. Some of them look almost tourquoise ...

I disagree. I think that these plants would be marginal in Austin. Maybe in central austin in the heat dome but not outside the city and not north in Pflugerville, or west where I am. If you build up the soil and cover it with a blanket and maybe on the really bad cold fronts where it gets down to 10 F, include some old time Xmas lights. The one I got got bit west of austin. Mine is no where as nice as Ragna's. San Antonios cold fronts are shorter and not as severe by about 5degrees and they last for less time.

Thanks Mara. I bow to your knowledge and experience. I didn't realize there was that much difference between Austin and San Antonio climates.

I am not saying it can't be done but there will have to be extra effort involved and all things from below ground and up need to be thought out perfectly and covers ready for the colfront onslaughts.

If a person could play with a micro climate and have protecting walls near a bunch of thermal mass, It could be a go. I still haven't given up. But the games that I am playing are more involved. I hear this winter could be a cold & WET one.

I`d grow it in a pot in Austin, it tolerates the freezes we have on the island but we are much warmer then you.

YES you are!

I'd love to trade for a piece.. what would ya want in trade??molly

If you'll be at the San Antonio Plant Swap I'd like to trade for a cutting too for my hubby. He loves his cactus garden. I don't have blooming cactus to offer, but could make a few cuttings of several named epiphylums or rooted night blooming cereus. Also Ric-Rac cactus and assorted garden plants.

I do not have cuttings of this for trade. sorry

I'm excited just to know the plant's name and culture requiremts. I can Persue a search for it elsewhere. Thank you for posting the pics of this beautiful plant. Good growling !!!