Cactus ID?

Frank103 · Post by **Frank103** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 4:11 pm

Just back from Lanzarote (photos of my trip another day!), I was wondering what this cactus is that I bought (without a label) at the Flower Power garden centre in Macher (worth a visit if you're in the area).
Many thanks for your suggestions!
Frank

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Post by **Chris43** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 4:28 pm

HI,
It looks to me to be Hamatocactus (now Ferocactus) hamatacanthus, though I didn't know it flowered on a relatively young plant. But in Canarian sunshine, I guess it is possible.

Post by **capsid** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 4:52 pm

I went to Lanzarote too at the same time as you I guess. I visited the the Cactus garden to the north of the island. I didn't know about the one in Macher.

Here are some I took.

Post by **steve.smith** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 4:57 pm

Are there any restrictions on bringing these things back into the country?

Post by **capsid** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 5:08 pm

steve.smith wrote:Are there any restrictions on bringing these things back into the country?

I understand that you can bring 5 plants per person from the Canaries.

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Sustain ... d_e_abroad

They sell cacti at the airports too.

Post by **steve.smith** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 5:24 pm

That's interesting! - thanks.

I'm going to Gran Canaria in a few months. Does anyone know of any Cacti nurseries etc.there?

Post by **Werewolf** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 11:22 pm

Flowering at such a small size, I would suspect the plant is Ferocactus hamatacanthus ssp. sinuatus (or Hamatocactus if you prefer).

Post by **RAYWOODBRIDGE** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 11:56 pm

Yes I think Werewolf is on the money, ssp.sinuatus will flower in 3 to 4 years from seed, and that plant looks like it has been fast grown, going by the distance between the areoles.

Post by **TS Hakansson** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:49 pm

Gran Canaria has at least one wellknown cactus nursery: Cactualdea in the northwest.There is also a big garden center near Puerto Mogan that usually has a lot of cacti for sale. Ordinary flower shops also stock some cacti and it´s possible to make some surprising finds there! Enjoy your trip!

Frank103 · Post by **Frank103** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:19 pm

Werewolf wrote:Flowering at such a small size, I would suspect the plant is Ferocactus hamatacanthus ssp. sinuatus (or Hamatocactus if you prefer).

Thanks very much, having googled this I'm sure you're spot on! Now I know what to write on that label

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