Pereskia weberiana and a little tour (lots of photos)

[likespaphs]

so i've been growing Pereskia, a primitive genus of cactus before they lost their leaves and i've bloomed a P weberiana!
the first photo is the flower, then the second is a picture of the whole plant.

next, they seem to either form woody stems quickly or very slowly (the woody first)

last, a few gratuitous spine shots

 

[Heather]

Are they related to Euphorbia?

 

[likespaphs]

nope. Pereskia are cactus whereas Euphorbs are in the Euphorbia family