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Hi, All.

First flower on this rough looking plant.
Flower tube not as long as some of this type.
Looking in the book it might be E.scheeri.
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E. triglochidiatus?

The flower looks almost identical to the one on one of my plants I picked up last week at Harrogate flower show:

http://www.xest-net.org/misc/ghouse/ghouse9.jpg

Mine is labelled as Echinocereus coccineus x acifer so presumably yours is a Coccineus, Acifer or both

A quick Google image search shows their flowers as being pretty similar!

Hi, All. and Iann

Sorry no way is it E.triglochidiatus.
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Hi Geoff

It looks very much like my Echinocereus salm-dyckianus (which is in the society gallery). I believe that is a synonym for E. scheerii anyway.

Somerset Phil

From the stem and flower it could be close to E. klapperi:-

[attachment 10145 klapperi.jpg]

Certainly of the E. scheerii group but E. scheerii tends to be a pinker flower.

DaveW

Hi, All. and Phil hocking.

Just checked out this site.

http://www.echinocereus.de/galerie/files/0023.jpg

This is close but flower tube still a bit to long.

Or if the flower colour is really orange, close to E. salmdyckianus

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DaveW

And here's my E. acifer for comparison.

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DaveW

Hi. All.

Measurered flower, it is 2 1/2 inchs across (65mm) more when fully flat. and from base of tube to tip of style is 3 1/2 inchs (90mm).