Displaying cacti and succulents in a symmetrical and complimentary design is a great way to highlight these fantastic plants. I like to combine contrasting forms to complement and highlight each plant. In this case I chose Agave Attenuata and San Pedro. I think they look fantastic together.

Have you paired up any cacti or succulents? Or displayed cacti symmetrically?
Checkout these San Pedros for sale at eBay
[ad]

This beautiful columnar cactus flower is one of my favourites. They are huge flowers which remain open most of the day. The cerus cactus they are from is equally spectacular and as you can see in this image it flowers prolifically.

Someone on ebay asked me the following question and I thought I post the answer here for everyone.
“i have bought a san pedro cactus in the past.
i was wondering if you could offer any advice as to how to plant it.
when i got it both ends were sealed, do I need to chop off this sealed part or something and is there anyway to figure out which way up it goes?
I’d reallly appreciate your assistance in getting my cactus in the ground.
alternatively if you know of any useful growing resources …

The yearly spectacular of San Pedros in flower has begun. Here’s a photo I took earlier today. These San Pedros are around 4 metres high.

San Pedro flower buds first appear late October early November. The Agave in front have incredible flower spikes. After almost twenty years I’m still waiting for my first, but the two original plants have born many offspring.
Checkout these San Pedros for sale at eBay
[ad#ads]

I’m not sure of the variety of this columnar cactus. I believe it a Cereus chalybaeus, but if you know for sure please leave a comment. It flowers incredibly profusely all summer and the best part is that the flowers stay out until after lunch time, whereas other similar cacti flowers normally close up early in the morning.

Checkout these San Pedros for sale at eBay
[ad]