"Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever..

[Ezeiza]

James, those Pterocactus must be extremely expensive given their slow rate of growth.

[pel1]

Ezeiza -
All my pteros were bought as young plants some time ago and at fairly low prices, (approx £1/£1.50) they slowly increase in size year by year.

[Ezeiza]

They look very fine. It is great to know they had been obtained from seed as their adaptability is so much better.

[Alberto]

Ciao Alberto,
thank you for the identification. So I was already on a good way with correct family ID.
I googled a bit and this seems to be the real "Queen Of The Night" then, right?

Yes, it is an amazing cati. In Mexico, its origin, it is called "living fence". Each cacti branch can reach a lenght of 4m.
Do you grow it yourself?

Armin, a lot of epiphytic cacti are named 'Queen of the Night', but I think the real one is Selenicereus grandiflorus. I grow the S. hamatus, it is very easy as it can get a little frost. Of course I have it in pot and every year I can enjoy about 20 flowers. Also in pot it is a very strong plant and it grows about two meters in one year!
Ciao
Alberto

[angie]

Wonder if these books are any good to anyone... A Guide to growing Pachycaul and Caudiciform plant and Bonsai succulents volume ll.s by Philipee de Vosjoli
Angie

[Maggi Young]

Interesting books, Angie.... not cheap at Amazon!

[angie]

No use to me Maggi, thought they might be of use to some of our forum members rather than just sit in a charity shop shelf.
Angie

[cohan]

Wonder if these books are any good to anyone... A Guide to growing Pachycaul and Caudiciform plant and Bonsai succulents volume ll.s by Philipee de Vosjoli
Angie

i've heard of these..you are selling them? i'm sure someone would be interested in a bargain..of course shipping adds up too..

[angie]

No just to a good home.
Angie

[pel1]

A very generous offer Angie-I would definately be interested in either or both! What would you want for them?

[krisderaeymaeker]

I saw  also caudiciforms  who find a place on this forum . 
In that case I like to post a few from my own collection   

First two is Bombax ellipticum (must be almost twenty years in our collection)
Picture 3&4  : Cyphostemma juttae ,even longer in the collection.
Pict 5 : Pachypodium bispinosum
Pict 6 : Pachypodium horombense (raised from seed) and P.namaquanum

[maggiepie]

Kris, what an interesting assortment of plants.
Once upon a time I would have found these ugly but now I think they are beautiful.
Discernment must come with age 
Btw, I absolutely love the little woven baskets the pots are sitting in. I wish they were available here.

[cohan]

I saw  also caudiciforms  who find a place on this forum . 
In that case I like to post a few from my own collection   

First two is Bombax ellipticum (must be almost twenty years in our collection)
Picture 3&4  : Cyphostemma juttae ,even longer in the collection.
Pict 5 : Pachypodium bispinosum
Pict 6 : Pachypodium horombense (raised from seed) and P.namaquanum

great plants--some nice age and size to them! do these go outdoors in summer?
some friends were showing Pachypodium brevicaule on another forum, blooming now--thats a tiny species that i love...

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, what an interesting assortment of plants.
Once upon a time I would have found these ugly but now I think they are beautiful.
Discernment must come with age 
Btw, I absolutely love the little woven baskets the pots are sitting in. I wish they were available here.

Thanks Helen.
The woven basket are "a fashion trend" some time ago.Now I can't find them anymore here...
In wintertime I have to move my caudiciforms from the glasshouse and bring them inside.
Reason is that I don't want to heat that much in my glasshouse.To please my lady ,I choose this baskets .
So I can hide the plastic pots ,which is necessary as condition to bring the plants inside.
I like caudiciforms anyway but the disadvantage is they need heat(much heat )in winter.

[krisderaeymaeker]

great plants--some nice age and size to them! do these go outdoors in summer?
some friends were showing Pachypodium brevicaule on another forum, blooming now--thats a tiny species that i love...

Hi Cohan ,thanks.
Here in our climate there are a few who could survive outside in summer.I think Pachypodium bispinosum is possible if the pottingmixture is very lean.Most of them stays in my greenhouse because our summers are not reliable anyway. Pachypodium brevicaule is one of the best ,it is a real beauty .But it is also a real difficult plant to cultivate in our area.I  tried it different times and with no success .Even tried with grafted plants and also this was not a success.