Any ideas as to ID?

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ausrpned
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Any ideas as to ID?

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Hi
Any ideas as to what this is, assume it is most likely to be either a Hylocereus or Selenicereus.

It quite hardy growing during the Winter just finished when all but some specials, had shutdown. New growth shows no damage due to cold, for here Western Australia, or rain.

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Re: Any ideas as to ID?

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Looks like a hylocereus
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Re: Any ideas as to ID?

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I would agree, Hylocereus.
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Re: Any ideas as to ID?

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Had another look around since previous searches, think it highly likely it is Hylocereus ocamponis given Daiv Freeman's photo.
(http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Hyl ... =ocamponis)

Possibly when I searched before my specimen was not doing as well as it is now. The cutting given to me in the '90's was placed under some Pine trees for Frost protection(had lost a large number of Hylo plants just before I had it). It cutting did nothing for a large number of years until recently when I potted it up in new media and placed it in the Windbreak area.

It has proven to be much more Frost tolerant than some Selenicereus with H. costaricensis in particular.
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Fingers crossed it may flower this year.

Thanks for the replies.

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