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My Pachycereus schottii var. monstrosus, and a new succulent bromeliad

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I don't have any idea how old this Pachycereus schottii var. monstrosus (aka totem pole cactus) is, but it became mine back in 2017, a gift from Maryellen McCulloch

It's had a rough life since then, moved in and out of the house, in and out of various containers. I was thinking about what a trooper it is as I potted it up in it's summer home on the patio.

It has some battle scars.


These few thanks to my accidently/on purpose (the first couple were an accident, the others on purpose) removing it's arms. 

Sounds horrible doesn't it? Here they are, rooting in a pot of their own. I accidently knocked the largest two off moving it inside for winter one year. I decided the others looked silly and so I popped them off two, thinking they'd be insurance should I lose the big one. Now I wish I'd just left them alone and let them grow.

Ah well, live and learn. I think he looks handsome with the other plants in this corner the patio. It's quite the collection of things I've purchased and things friends have given me. 
In other container plant news, I've added to my succulent terrestrial bromeliad collection. The latest acquisition was a random find at Portland Nursery, from Burnt Bridge Creek Nursery, a Deuterocohnia lorentziana...

Which has much larger rosettes than Deuterocohnia brevifolia...

A side-by-side comparison...if I lived in SoCal I'd put these both in the ground, but since I don't they'll be living in containers. Aren't plants cool!?

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