JUNE 2012 Photo competition - Cristate or Monstrose plant.

[Sylvia]

June 2012 I have chosen Cristate or Monstrose plant.

[Lithos]

That should be easy - I find any cactus monstrous

[AnTTun]

On the other hand my friend, I don't find all forbies to be cristates. Unless, for example, they have something to do with .. corals? E. flanaganii perhaps?

[AnTTun]

Sylvia,

Seems I'm the only forum member keen on weirdos Not counting forby fans of course No wonder I got no reply at my Wants topic...

Anyway, this (cereus?) guy can't make up his mind, 'to be mostrose or to be cristate, that is the question...'

[Liz M]

Hi Attun, your first picture is magnificent but the second makes me wonder what you feed your plants with.

[AnTTun]

Ah just some steroides Liz M, nothing special

But honestly, second plant is 'Made in China', I bought it potted in local hardware store, just to find out it was rootless...

[Cactus Jack]

Ive plenty of "Cristates" and weird plants , but the photo resizing and uploading thing kills me

[AnTTun]

You can upload to Imageshack and other places like that and post 'thumbnail link' here

[Jens]

This one is weird- even when it´s not growing cristate
Pterocactus reticulatus

[Liz M]

Who could compete with that, it's like a horror story?