Trichocereus pachanoi - San Pedro Cactus

$7.29

San Pedro Cactus is a fast-growing columnar cactus native to the Peruvian Andes. It's easy to grow and the cluster of tall, slender branches is especially handsome. When conditions are right (usually just after a rainfall), it produces huge fragrant white blossoms at night worth staying awake for.

Native to the Andes, San Pedro tolerates lower temperatures and more rainfall than most cacti. It needs free-draining soil, an occasional deep watering, and some protection from scorching sun in mid-summer. It grows fastest in sunny climates with long summers, is hardy anywhere in zones 8-10.

This is not a very prickly cactus. It has short spines and is safe to plant near a walkway (but maybe not a swimming pool.) Slender and very erect, it makes a handsome statement in most gardens and grows just fine in a pot.

10 seeds

**********Open pollinated************

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these seeds are open pollinated on my brothers property south of Tucson, Arizona. The next living thing to him is a saguaro cactus a little over 5 miles away.

I start these seeds in a 6 inch pot, with a cactus soil that contains a mix of perlite, sand, and vermiculite. Water your soil mix, allow to drain. Tamp the soil, surface sow seeds and cover with a light layer of starting mix.

Cover pot with plastic wrap and a rubber band to keep in heat and moisture. Place in a warm area, but not in direct sunlight. Use a spray bottle to keep soil moist but not soaking wet. (Spray bottle keeps the seeds from being dislodged and being buried too deeply to germinate.)

Remove plastic wrap when you have seedlings.

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Awesome

All 5 popped! Love it!!!

6 of 11 sprouted, very good.

It's only been a week and I have 6 fat happy little cacti. Definitely keep them covered with plastic wrap, etc. I uncovered mine after 3 days and they almost died, but came back quickly after recovering them. Overall I am quite pleased as sprouting seeds this small is always a touchy thing.

Just seeds

Well they are just seed I will know more when they germinate

Bought these about a month ago

I started germinating these seeds at the same time I started my Golden Barrel Cacti, I planted 5 seeds of the san Pedro Cacti seeds. It's been 2 weeks and all of my Golden Barrel Cacti seeds successfully germinated while only one seed of the San Pedro cactus germinated but immediately turned brown and died. I did the take-away tek method and have not seen any other seed sprout. I will leave the seeds in there and extra 2-3 weeks. If I don't see any signs of germination I will have to end the trial. Seeds got to pretty quick, no complaints on that part and costumer service was on point.