Probably soil temperature is the key here. Lucky for me I have a balcony where the surface temp's get up into the 110-120 degree range (40-50 degrees centigrade)in Summer. By the time they come in for their Winter break I have not watered them, Mother Nature may have, for a couple weeks and they are relatively dry. Once inside they will not see a temperature lower than 55-65 degrees (15 degrees centigrade) all Winter and will not get any water unless Fall is very sunny and runs all the way into December. You generally can tell when they stop growing as they stop bending toward the light. By this time they are bone dry and the temp's are very low outside and the temp's inside are in the 15 degree centigrade range and the air is extremely dry. Plants on the floor or on a window sill will have a temperature that can be 10 degrees lower than the room temperature and in some cases 30 degrees lower than the room temperature if up against a glass window or outside wall. These cacti or succulents will only survive if kept absolutely dry before these temp's are experienced. It's a big trick we play every Winter in keeping these spiny children alive in less than desirable conditions. Joe

No water from Dec. to April 1 No. of the Equator, must have especially dry soil to grow. They grow in dry stream beds in africa amoung the gravel. They must have a lot of fresh air, and high temperatures. I have never heard of them rotting from lack of water. May your cuttings thrive. Joe excellelnt advise, I'm only backing you up. Norma

Where can you get the seeds to start growing this plant?

I have read from some posting that planting hoodia is not a good idea because of it's smell like raw meat. And instead of bees pollinating the plant, it's the flies that pollinate the plant

Here is a link that might be useful: Pure Hoodia Gordonii

Well rosel, it may not smell good but growing a hoodia will give you a good benefit in losing weight coz it's pure and you also use it for business :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Hoodia Gordonii

It's really hard to find seeds of pure hoodia as the only place where it grows in wilderness is the South African desert Kalahari. And the government of this country limited the export of Hoodia. So now the market is flooded with fake seeds, beware of buying it.

Here is a link that might be useful: liquid hoodia safety