Trichocereus pachanoi "Clone Two" (Aplantis)

Trichocereus pachanoi „Clone Two“ (Aplantis)
The Trichocereus pachanoi „Clone Two“ is a clone that was brought back from Peru by a collector who collected in in 2013 in Huaraz. The plant originally stood beside a Ceviche Restaurant. The owner of this restaurant gave a...
Trichocereus pachanoi "Clone Two" (Aplantis)

Various populations of Trichocereus santaensis 

There are various populations of Trichocereus santaensis. The species originally occurs in the Santa Valley. It is HUGE and it covers and borders other historic cities like Huaraz, Olleros, Ancash and many more. In those regions, you can sometimes find this rare gem labeled as Trichocereus pachanoi or simply SAN PEDRO.

During the Sacred Succulents Field Trips, they visited various populations of Trichocereus santaensis and I want to combine them here on this page.

BK09511.7 Trichocerus santaensis, Rio Santa, Ancash, Peru

This one was visited during the 2009 Field Trip. Near Rio Santa, Ancash, Peru. Pic: Ben Kamm, Sacredsucculents.com! Support them to ensure their survival so they can go on more Field Trips in the future!

It is a super interesting plant that has the typical discoloration of the skin that this species is known for. Werner Rauh particularly mentioned it in his original description. This is probably the archetype of this species. But there are more and the variation among the other related types is HUGE.-Some have longer spines, while some others look more like typical Pachanois. When dealing with Pachanois from Huaraz, it´s sometimes not easy to keep them apart from this species and some people do not differentiate between the two.

BK09509.10 Trichocereus santaensis, Rio Santa near Olleros, Ancash

Another Pic from the same Location as BK09509.9 but different Plant near Olleros. Which is a hotspot for this rare Trichocereus. If you come across plants from this area, it´s probably Trichocereus santaensis. Note the weird spination which is really typical for this species. And once again, the discoloration of the skin.

BK09509.9 Trichocereus santaensis, Rio Santa near Olleros, Ancash, Peru

Another very cool and rare Trichocereus from the sacred Succulents 2009 Field Trip. A large population growing besides the Rio Santa, near Olleros, Ancash, Peru!

Trichocereus santaensis, north of Caraz, Ancash, Peru

Another local poulation of the same species. This time north of caraz, Ancash, Peru.

Various populations of Trichocereus santaensis

CLONE TWO - (Trichocereus / Echinopsis) clone

CLONE TWO - (Trichocereus / Echinopsis) clone 

CLONE TWO is another cool clone that was sourced by the European breeder Aplantis. It looks very much like CLONE ONE and depending on the conditions it is grown in, it might really hard to keep the two apart. CLONE TWO comes from Huaraz, which is the home of many beautiful Pachanoi clones, such as the so-called Trichocereus Huarazensis. The plant was located in front of a Restaurant and when the owner wanted to remove it, Ogun jumped on the opportunity to get some cuts for the grower Community. Aplantis called it „a little bit more feminine“ than CLONE ONE. This one ist not as bright green as CLONE ONE and has a slight touch of gray. The areoles are more hairy than the ones on CLONE 1 and has very strong V-notches above the areoles. The offshoots usually have 6 – 7 ribs and tend to have a green/blue or glaucous color. The plants I´ve seen were a little bit fatter than the ones from CLONE ONE, but that also depends on the environment and it´ll take a few years to say more about the growth habits of this beautiful plant.

Ogun: CLONE TWO (Trichocereus pachanoi)