Muiria hortenseae

[conaire]

I was wondering if anyone knew of a nursery that sells Muiria hortenseae seed and that would have proper seed collection numbers.I have grown a few living stones for some years now and would like to broaden my collection.I believe Muiria are found only in a small area in South Africa.
Is it hard to get seed from a legitimate source?

Conaire.

[iann]

Muiria is difficult to find because it is very popular, but difficult to grow. People buy them, people kill them, etc.

Seed is available from Mesa Garden at the moment. Seed is also been offered on the Mesemb Study Group seedlist fairly regularly. Plants I don't know. I have some seedlings and will probably sell any extras when I repot this summer.

[Aiko]

I was wondering if anyone knew of a nursery that sells Muiria hortenseae seed and that would have proper seed collection numbers.I have grown a few living stones for some years now and would like to broaden my collection.I believe Muiria are found only in a small area in South Africa.
Is it hard to get seed from a legitimate source?

Any updates, Conaire? Have you found the seeds being offered somewhere?
Silverhill Seeds used to offer them, but very unfortunate not this year it seems. I do not see it on their list anymore. Just when I was about to try them for once despite their high prices, high postal charges and relative limited interesting species for my taste to make an order interesting for me...

[C And D]

I couldn't find Muiria seed on the current Mesa Garden lists.
They have flowering plants, I've seen em.
I guess they release seed once in awhile, then take it off the list before they run out.

I got all my seed from Steven Hammer, and have some just sprouting now.
But I have problems with the seedlings at the 5-8 month old stage, and have killed most of them.
Out of 5 batches, I only got 4 to make to a decent size.
Another problem I've had with bigger plants is roasting them with too much light. They turn a sickly green color and have a distinctive smell of death.

Getting them to flower is the hard part, and getting 2 to flower at the same time has proven impossible for me as of yet, maybe this year.
I've also tried to cross them with Gibbaeum album, but none have taken.
Steven gave me seeds and 2 plants of the Gibbaeum cross, they just sprouted as well.

Here is a photo of Steven Hammer's Muiria collection.

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and the cross on the left

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[iann]

I'd like to try that cross. Getting either of these species to flower is not easy here, and getting them both to flower at the same time seems unlikely!

[C And D]

I get lot's of Gibbeaum album flowers every year, most of them are done before the Muiria flowers.

The white flowered form flowers last, and usually a couple flowers are open at the time of the beginning of the Muiria flowering.
But nothing develops as far as a seed pod is concerned.

[1bigfruit]

They are brilliant. I cant get gibbaeums to flower here.

[Tony]

They are brilliant. I cant get gibbaeums to flower here.

Welcome to the forums 1Bigfruit!
Where are you located?

[1bigfruit]

Scottish east coast. Gibbaeums grow just fine here, but never flower.