What is this cactus called??

They appeared to be real, my kids reckon they are eyes


cheers Kev

I think I found it :)

Cereus aka Night blooming cactus.

I think LOL

LOL. I only found these on a corner of our property yesterday - it's the first time I've seen them in flower. Similar to your shot? I'm not a cacti lover generally, but I was impressed with these guys. I think the flowers would be around 8 inches in diameter and really only last 1 day.

Hi Toni,
Not natives so outside my comfort zone - but I think Sir Kev has a correct name for his photo. The other one is not quite the same but looks similar enough to be in the same family. You are spot on with your comment "not outside the garden fence" though - and both these photos seem to show that even though plants with attractive flowers start out inside the garden fence, they can very easily "jump the fence". Since they are very hardy they can then easily grow and go on to establish themselves elsewhere. In our travels I have seen numerous examples where this has happened at old abandoned homes and in old mining towns - maybe not in the prickly pear category but flourishing and even spreading into surrounding areas.

Cheers,

Val

Quote "Not natives so outside my comfort zone"

Yes there are no native cacti in Oz. They can all be classed as weeds here.