Gepetto and Dexter

I have quite a few rare Shamanic cacti in my collection, amongst them some Monstrose Trichocereus bridgesii of the "Melted Wax" variety. This really is a fascinating form of the Bolivian Torch and their convoluted growth (which takes on the appearance of ancient, well used candles)  makes every specimen unique. They are without doubt one of the more absorbing plants to grow. I will only introduce two of them in this particular post, cacti I have named Gepetto and Dexter.

Geppetto is a trully lovely specimen and I am proud to have this one join my interesting collection of cacti:

Gepetto, my oldest Trichocereus bridgesii 'Melted Wax'

 
Gepetto is the largest of my Trichocereus bridgesii "Melted Wax" (currently measuring 27cm in height) and is also the most convoluted of them.

Dexter in all his convoluted glory

Dexter is the newest cactus to join my collection (I only received him this week in a trade on the newly created plant swap forum PlantX ~ I swapped him for 2 x Mandrake seedlings). As such, I only have the one photograph of him to share for this post.

Dexter

Dexter is not quite as convoluted as Gepetto yet but at less than half his height (currently standing 12cm tall) I am expecting equally interesting growth patterns to develop in him over the next few years. His growth tips are already looking intriguing...