Looking for Maihuenia poeppigii

paulzie32 · Post by **paulzie32** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:14 am

Hey Everyone,
I don't suppose anyone has this neat looking little plant? I'd love to find some seeds, or even a few pieces to grow.
If anyone does, I'd love to hear from you.
TIA

Paul

Post by **daiv** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:01 pm

See my response in Plant swap

iann · Post by **iann** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:35 pm

Difficult from seed. It isn't clear whether it needs cold stratification but that's one method that seems to help germination. Very easy from cuttings.

paulzie32 · Post by **paulzie32** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:02 am

Yeah, Now if I could just get some cuttings

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:54 pm

paulzie32 wrote: Yeah, Now if I could just get some cuttings

Is this the same plant

http://www.coldhardycactus.com/Pages/OtherLands.htm

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:02 pm

Yes, that's it, but in the wrong genus. As I understand it, Maihuenia and Maihueniopsis are not closely related at all.

Not too bad of a price for plants of the size they describe.

peterb

vlani · Post by **vlani** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:19 pm

It is actually remarkably easy from seed. Fresh seed germinate really well withing days, older ones tend to sprout sporadically withing years.

Seedlings culture is very different from common cacti culture. They do not stand closed air, and love open sun from 2-weeks old or even younger. Take lots of watering in very well drained soil with no organic matter whatsoever. Frost hardy from the day they have germinated. Not a greenhouse plant

succseed.com has seeds, or used to

paulzie32 · Post by **paulzie32** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:51 pm

Thanks... I checked Succseed and they don't seem to have any seeds for M. poeppigii left. They have other types but not this one.
Seeds will take 6 - 7 years to bloom too, from what I've read. I was really hoping for a small start from someone or somewhere.

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:16 pm

Paulzie, did you miss the link to Cold Hardy Cactus, above, selling the plant?

peterb

paulzie32 · Post by **paulzie32** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:07 pm

Hi Peter... Sorry, I did miss that link. Thanks. $10 was a bit more than I was hoping to pay. But That, so far, seems to be the only place selling live plants.
Thanks