What or the most wanted or fashionable cactus?

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What or the most wanted or fashionable cactus?

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Or maybe should ask every ones favorite. I am pretty new at this but as of right now I think mine is Echinocereus rigidissimus.
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Asking everyone's favorite is probably better as you suggest. I've never considered one more "fashionable" than the other. Most wanted usually refers to really rare ones that collectors want but are in limited supply. They are likely things you haven't heard of if you are new to this.

Anyway, you can't go wrong with E. rigidissimus (see my avatar!). I'm also very fond of Astrophytums, especially A. caput-medusae. In general I like the small, oddball cacti. Blossfeldia, Aztekium, Puna, and several species of Copiapoa are among my favorites. I'm more into non-cactus succulents overall though, so that list is much bigger.
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Lithops :)
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Trichocereus panachoi seems to have quite the following. Hmmmm...
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Echinocereus.....the more its flower shines...the merryer. :lol:
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Good question... I think my favorite would be Pygmaeocereus. Their flowers are divine!
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"Trichocereus panachoi seems to have quite the following. Hmmmm..."

So does Lophophora williamsii. :lol:

The most fashionable is usually the presently hard to obtain as mature plants or to propagate, such as Pelecyphora aselliformis or Pelecyphora strobiliformis in spite of being in cultivation for decades
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Or even Yavia cryptocarpa.
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The most wanted is always the one presently impossible to obtain in your area, I suppose Aztekium valdezii and Mammillaria bertholdii in the UK at the moment:-

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But as you indicate plants go in fashions and eventually the impossible to obtain becomes only the hard to obtain and then generally available and so goes out of fashion as people seek the next rarity.
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DaveW wrote:So does Lophophora williamsii. :lol:
Are these legal to ship (other than to CA)? I would love to get my hands on one for collection purposes and potentially further study if it grows well. Never seen them for sale, though.
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DaveW wrote:and Mammillaria bertholdii in the UK at the moment:-
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First time I hear of this species. I am not into Mammillaria, but this one looks rather nice. I like Ariocarpus (kotschoubeyanus), which it resembles...
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graffiti wrote:
DaveW wrote:So does Lophophora williamsii. :lol:
Are these legal to ship (other than to CA)? I would love to get my hands on one for collection purposes and potentially further study if it grows well. Never seen them for sale, though.
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And if you want seeds, you can send me a PM too.
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I think in some places in the US only L. williamsii is listed as prohibited, not Lophophora the genus since that would cover them all. However whether the enforcement authorities could tell the difference between L. williamsii or fricii and decipiens etc is doubtful!

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I'm also very fond of Astrophytums, especially A. caput-medusae. In general I like the small, oddball cacti. Blossfeldia, Aztekium, Puna, and several species of Copiapoa are among my favorites. I'm more into non-cactus succulents overall though, so that list is much bigger.
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graffiti wrote:
DaveW wrote:So does Lophophora williamsii. :lol:
Are these legal to ship (other than to CA)? I would love to get my hands on one for collection purposes and potentially further study if it grows well. Never seen them for sale, though.
L. williamsii is illegal throughout the US because Federal Law prohibits it. As far as I'm aware only California bans the entire genus. So if you aren't in CA and want to stay on the right side of the law I'd go for the other species instead. Are you likely to get in trouble for growing a plant for horticultural purposes? No. But you could, so if you get one just be aware of the possibilities.
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