I need help identifying a cactus I got from Lowes... Cereus repandus f. cristatus - Crested Peruvian Apple Cactus [large]

I got a cactus from my local Lowes "garden center" and the label simply says cactus with decorative flower. I believe whatever it is might be a crested cactus but I'm not certain..

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Oct 11, 2021 - 08:56 AM

Unfortunately, the big box stores are notorious for misidentifying or not even to bother identifying their cacti and succulents. And quite often the "decorative flower" is just a strawflower that's been glued to the cactus. Forums like Reddit's r/succulents or Garden.org's Cactus & Succulent forum are a good place to try to get these identified. We put a lot of time into correctly identifying the succulents we grow so that our customers know what they're getting.

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Cereus repandus f. cristatus - Crested Peruvian Apple Cactus [large]

Peruvian Apple Cactus (Cereus repandus f. cristatus) (Miller): A fan-like mutant cactus with coppery red spines. This crested variety has a spreading stem, unlike the straight, ribbed form of the typical species. It has spread widely, but its native range is likely the western Caribbean and Venezuel... See More

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