For Ian Winter, who asked about the dark corners where my cacti grow! They started life in a greenhouse in Fife, and now live on a south-facing window-sill (no greenhouse...yet) in Macclesfield, where we have at least three sunny days per annum, so I am amazed at how well they have coped, really. Oc...

Thanks, Sandi. I'm guessing that your Stenocereus ID is for "Fat Cactus"? If it is indeed the "Organ Pipe Cactus" mentioned in Wikipedia, then I will have to patient while I wait for it to reach maturity at age 150! Maybe one for my grand-daughter... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

See my previous post: this one features "Tall Cactus" (8 ribs, 65cm).
It has rather attractive V-shaped "striations" (see close-up), which my wife suggests could be annual growth marks?
Thanks in advance for ID information.
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Dear Folks, My first post, so "hello all": I have enjoyed reading material from the Forum for a bit, so thanks for the Chinosol fungicide tips, etc. I have two 18-year-old cacti which I grew from UK garden centre mixed seed as a teenager (Fat Cactus and Tall Cactus), and they have faithful...