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Growing From Seed

8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago



This is a continuation of [Seedling Photos[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/seedling-photos-dsvw-vd~5166571), a thread started where I posted some photos of seedlings. As time went on, others joined in and there was some discussion. Perhaps this could be the place to discuss growing cactus and succulents from seed, in addition to displaying photos.

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  • 7 years ago

    Strombocactus disciformis


  • 7 years ago

    Pachypodium eburneum


    Pachypodium Densiflorum


    Pachypodium Brevicaule sp. Leucoxanthum


    Adenium Somalense "Nova Tanzania"

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  • 7 years ago

    Isde, they look great! Where did you get the seed?

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    Mostly from koehres-kaktus. Except for the adenium seeds. I might have issues though because sadly there's quite a bit more lol

  • 7 years ago

    Isde02, waiting for pachypodium seeds from koehres-kaktus.. got a few type of pachypodium seeds.

  • 7 years ago

    Joining the club, here... I just ordered some pachy, Adenia, and cactus seeds from koehres :-)

  • 7 years ago

    What did you guys order?

  • 7 years ago

    Oh. Just fantastic. Yet another store I haven't heard of and now about to check. Thanks, guys. You are ever so enabling. Here I go!

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  • 7 years ago

    I ordered Adenia globosa, Adenia venenata, Pachypodium brevicaule leucoxanthum, P. baronii, P. eburneum, Rebutia krainziana orange flowers/ yellow flowers/ white flowers, Gymnocalycium spegazzinii, Rebutia rauschii, and Hildewintera hybrids.

  • 7 years ago

    Ive had poor luck with the last 4 from koehres....

  • 7 years ago

    Just a little bit Pagan lol.

    Nice choices Wendy, I have Adenia globosa germinated as well. I have 2 up so far but it's only been a few days. I have 90% germination on p. eburneum, and 80% on p. brevicaule sp leucoxanthum.

  • 7 years ago

    My seeds arrived from Koerhes yesterday. I was amazed at how quickly they came... took just a week from ordering to arrival. Planted them all today, now the waiting begins :-)

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  • 7 years ago

    Nice!

  • 7 years ago

    Anything up for you yet Wendy? Are you using a heat mat?

    Ycloh1, have you received your seeds yet?


    Sinnigia iarae, impossible to see in the picture but they're each starting to form a mini caudex.

  • 7 years ago

    A lot of Lophophora fricii off Ebay that were planted a few days before the seeds from Koehres, a couple of brevicaule off Ebay (also planted a couple of days earlier), and one of the eburneum from Koerhes. It's only been 4 days since I planted the Koerhes seeds. Not too worried, but I do see some strands of mold/fungus in there, so, evidently, some of the seeds aren't viable. I do have them on a heating mat and under lights.

  • 7 years ago
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    Got few sprouts going on myself


  • 7 years ago
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    Potted some one and a half year old seedlings. Lithops, Faucaria, and Titanopsis. Largest pots are 3".


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    Not sure what this is going to be anybody want to start guessing lol

    However it will be welcomed whatever it turns out to be

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  • 7 years ago

    Repotted my pachypodium rutenbergianum a couple of weeks ago and they're growing like a weed.



    Here is my pachypodium succulentum seedling that's taken off after I finally repotted it and gave it some root run.

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  • 7 years ago
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    Operculicarya decaryi doing well, ready for a bigger pot soon.

    Aloe microstigma, more ended up sprouting than I expected. Maybe I should separate them now before all of the spines grow.

    Euphorbia Venefica.

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  • 7 years ago

    That O is looking nice

  • 7 years ago

    Not fat plants but maybe bonsai one day

    Couple chinese elm ..olive trees. ficus have some drawf pomegranate seeds starting to


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  • 7 years ago

    The Big Sapini (sounds like a magician) has a seed pod!

    Only one of the flowers developed a pod, but at least better than nothing :-)

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  • 7 years ago

    Looking great Wendy! You have those euphorbia down to a science.

  • 7 years ago

    Just ignore the calloused over rot from a couple of years ago.... :-)

  • 7 years ago

    Here are my Euphorbia francoisii at one year old...

    All are seed from Thailand, except for the bottom right which is the one seed I got from my E. francoisii crassicaulis rubrifolia. They're developing quite an array of leaf colors and shapes. It's fun to see them grow.

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  • 7 years ago

    Dog, the E. francoisii spade shape leaves should be hybrids? Nice leaves. Seeds you bought from little one nursery?

  • 7 years ago

    Ycloh, I think I should be calling them E. francoisii Thai hybrids. I bought the seed off Ebay from someone with the user name Anop050.. I did just get a book on E. francoisii from Little One nursery. It just arrived today. I've been reading through it and drooling over the photos of all the beautiful plants. They (Little One) only have E. francoisii crassicaulis rubrifolia seeds listed on Ebay, and I find the Thai hybrids much more interesting.

  • 7 years ago

    Dog, I saw the book too by little one nursery guy. Thais are very good at produce good plants and hybrid.

    The duck shape foot leaves are beautiful hybrid.

    Have to visit his farm one day..

  • 7 years ago

    Euphorbia bupleurifolia seedling have grown much while we are chatting here. ;)

    Close up forming little Caudex


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  • 7 years ago

    I would love to visit there some day.... what a dream. I've been reading the book, I didn't realize you could start new francoisii plants from leaf cuttings.

    I do love the ones with duck shape leaves. I also like the ones with dark, almost black, leaves. And the ones with silvery leaves, the ones with distinct veining, ones with pink or red leaves... pretty much all of them :-)

  • 7 years ago

    Dog, about leaves cutting.. I try that (experiment) The leaf rooted but no new shoots. :( It's growing for over 6 months. Show u photo when I get home.

    The farmer made it so easy.. not sure why my have no new shoot.

  • 7 years ago

    Ycloh, according to the book, it takes about 8 months to get a new plant.

  • 7 years ago

    Dog, to thanks for the info, so will be expecting shoot soon.. will update when it comes to.

  • 7 years ago

    Dog, here is the leaf propagation. Have been in the pot for at least 6 months. Is rooted. And that it..

  • 7 years ago

    When my seedlings get a bit bigger I'll pick a leaf and try this out. Good luck with yours; hopefully it just needs more time. Keep us updated :-)

  • 7 years ago

    Momordica rostrata seedlings growing like weeds. One is definitely enough of these guys lol. Between these and the larger ones, I probably don't need any more cucurbits at all.


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    Well I have been collecting few seeds from my E stellata not sure if was good or not till



  • 7 years ago

    The E clavigera has 17 seed pods



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  • 7 years ago

    Here's my Adenia Globosa seedlings. I usually repot my seedlings pretty early. But it's worked out well for me so far, so why quit.

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  • 7 years ago

    Look fine to me to

  • 7 years ago

    One and a half year old Titanopsis seedlings.






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    Isde, your Adenia globosa seedlings look great!

    Here are my itty bitty ones. Seed from Koerhes. 3 out of 10 geminated. Seed sown on 6/25/19


    Other seed from Koerhes...

    Adenia venenata, 4 out of 10. A couple are looking sad and yellow. Fed them, and new little leaves look o.k.

    Pachypodium eburneum, 8 out of 10


    P. brevicaule leucoxanthum, 6 out of 10


    P. brevicaule, seed from an Ebay seller, 9 out of 10

    None of my P. baronii from Koerhes germinated.

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  • 7 years ago

    Here are the few seedlings I got from the seed I planted earlier (3/22/19) from Out of Africa...

    P. baronii


    P. eburneum


    P. ambongense


    Dorstenia lavrani

  • 7 years ago

    Nice looking seedlings Sld. I just realized that I still have 4 Globosa seeds left so I ended up with 3 out of 6 for those. And I only have 2 p. baronii left, they seem to be touchy. Your p. ambogense is looking great, I wish that I would have gotten some of those.

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    Newer batch (9 months) of Titanopsis seedlings. These are really interesting. Seeds from Mesa Garden. Pumice is 1/8" to give you an idea of size.




  • 7 years ago

    Because I really don't have enough Astrophytum seedlings....

    30 more seeds to plant. The mom is on the bottom right of the following photo, the dad has to one of the two others flowering in this photo.

  • 7 years ago

    SLD looking like a family coming on haha

  • 7 years ago

    Is it possible for the flower to be pollinated by both of the other myriostigma?

  • 7 years ago

    Anacampseros sp. seedlings doing well.



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