Sharxx Blue (Trichocereus peruvianus)

Sharxx Blue (Trichocereus peruvianus)

The Peruvianus clone SHARXX BLUE is a shortspined Peruvianus clone that was named after the SAB Member Sharxx. It originated from the well known DAWSONS cactus collection and was brought and named by the SAB member PD.

It probably is some kind of Matucana Peruvianus, much like the ICARO DNA type, the Los Gentiles or the Matucana Peruvianus that I have in stock here.

The plants are extremely blue and glaucous. Overall, this type of Trichocereus is one of my all-time favorite plants and it´s a very popular clone among Trichocereus breeders.

There definitely are plants that are similar and which are not genetically identical. Like I said before, there is a large number of various collection sites in Matucana and most of them are similar to the SHARXX BLUE.

This clone is sometimes available from Australian growers that gift or trade away cuttings every now and then. If you are interested in a SHARXX BLUE cutting, you might try to make a posting at the SAB forum. There also are growers that use it to produce Trichocereus hybrids. This year was the first year that Misplant offered some crosses that involved the SHARXX BLUE clone. It is also available from Trichocereus.com.au, who donated the pics below. 31

Photos: Trichocereus.com.au 

Sharxx Blue (Trichocereus peruvianus)

J2 - Trichocereus Pachanoi

J2 – Trichocereus Pachanoi

I lack really substantial info on the background of this clone. I know there are quite a few breeders who used this plant to create crosses. Tough it is called a Pachanoid, it has a couple of traits that look a little but off. Eg the almost Knuthianus-like Areoles and the huge distance between the areoles. In my opinion, this is definitely some kind of hybrid. As far as I know, this clone comes from the collection of SAB member PD, who used this plant for hybrid breeding. Due to the fact that he needed to keep track of them somehow, PD labeled his stock J1, J2, J3 and JB. The plants originally came from Victoria in Australia and were extensively used for hybrid breeding in PD´s collection.

J1 = Peruvianoid

J2 = Pachanoid

J3 = Peruvianoid

JB = Bridgesoid

Where to buy Seeds or Plants of the J2 Trichocereus clone?: Well, though this plant was used for a lot of hybrid breeding, I don´t know anyone who is actively selling some of them right now! The SAB member Shruman sold some seed a couple of years ago, but I havent heard of him breeding some more in the past year or two. There sometimes are cuttings of the J2 Pachanoi on Ebay. You can also make a post about it in our Trichocereus Facebook group if you are looking for a cutting of this one. There are quite a couple of members who were actually able to get one from PD and chances are someone is giving some away.

J2 - Trichocereus Pachanoi