greenknight wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:53 am Pachycereus schottii for sure. Nice cactus.

Thank You! My online research was ambiguous. Identified as lophocereus schottii & Pachycereus schottii here >> https://www.americansouthwest.net/plant ... ottii.html

OK, that is cool. I need to try that. What is Marana like. Have been told to check it out by a couple of people. Marana is a large town NW of Tucson. Usually not quite as hot as it sits on the side of the Tortolitas. The cactus is in my front yard Hints on how to time lapse on my post in photograph...

Many newer cameras (bridge, Micro 4/3, APSc, Full Frame) have the capability to record time lapse. I found that my 4 year old Panasonic bridge FZ-300 has this capability. This comes really useful to record night blooming cacti. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pjpfeiffer/50037880666/in/album-7215771483...

Maybe this will be a treat for some of you. Pachycereus Schottii bud, fully open, partially closed.
Captured 7/25 from 6:45pm - 12:15am

Link to 1 minute time lapse of opening sequence https://www.flickr.com/photos/pjpfeiff ... 833355238/

Pachycereus Schottii

4 pics from my front yard ... tallest ~6.5'