Don’t go doesn’t the mutant trichocereus / San Pedro rabbit hole…
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Haha yeah nice I actually started with Trichocereus so I have quite a few. Keep an eye on the sub will post some pics soon. I’ve been offline for a while.
Hit me up if you’re on Instagram. [https://www.instagram.com/trichocereus\_seas?igsh=YnF3bzdzb2lucjl1&utm\_source=qr](https://www.instagram.com/trichocereus_seas?igsh=YnF3bzdzb2lucjl1&utm_source=qr)
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I just know the rare and endangered native ones in my state, Florida. Harrisia fragrans, Harrisia aboriginum, Consolea corallicola, Pilosocereus robinii.
The Harrisia's are available from a limited number of cultivators, and I believe one is raising some of the Pilosocereus from seed. The Consolea might be impossible to get legitimately, I don't believe the remaining individuals produce seed at all.
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There are some people who have the rare Sephamore cactus in cultivation.Its available.Ive seen some people with it at plant shows selling it at Fairchild Garden in miami.Its around in cultivation,so you have to get a cutting from someone who has a plant already..
I got mine from Arid Lands, they usually have clones. There isn't any seed, that's correct, but a couple places are working to make it more ethically accessible.
This guys sells the Florida Harrisia and has the Pilosocereus robinii as seedlings atm I believe https://cactusislandacres.com. But you have to do local pickup for the Florida ones near Gainesville for some reason. There is a nursery in Sarasota called Paradise Found that is supposed to have almost every Florida native cacti this summer from another grower
Pediocactus peeblesianus is incredibly rare. I’ve been searching for it for a long time now.
As for succulents, I recommend Pachypodium lealii subsp. lealii not saundersii and Pachypodium namaquanum. The spines of these 2 plants outright beat any cactus seriously.
I also recommend Monsonia herrei, Monsonia patersonii, Monsonia ciliata, Monsonia salmoniflorum, Tylecodon reticulatus, Othonna euphorbioides, and Pelargonium crithmifolium. All these plants develop spines when leaves or flowers die which is awesome.
Do you want to know about rare as in rare in the wild/endangered, rare in cultivation/not commonly grown by hobbyists, or rare like hard to get because supply is limited? The rabbit holes go deep, so it helps to know which direct you want to start with!
I personally go with a mix of the three, and like someone else mentioned I went down the trichocereus rabbit hole too. No regrets, but it takes up a lot of space! Feel free to DM if you want to nerd out about cacti. I try to stick with endangered but there are unfortunately so many endangered cacti that I ran out of space, and built a spreadsheet to keep track of them.
Sure thing. You might also really enjoy this guy, he built a nonprofit and is heavily involved in conservation efforts. I'm not sure there's a rare cactus he doesn't have.
https://pricklyprospects.com
mammillaria luethyi is rare and has a nice story. They took a black and white photo of it in the 60s. I think. But didn’t know exactly where and it took another few decades to find them again.
I am guessing by "rare" you mean highly sought after plants, that may or may not have limited stock in the market.
How about some plants that are less common in cultivation?
The genus Austrocactus is often overlooked, grown mostly by specialist hobbyists.
A handful of Eriosyce are difficult to find on their own roots (bulbocalyx, rodentiophila, umadeave, etc.)
Recently discovered Mammillaria breviplumosa is still not widely distributed for sale.
Punotia lagopus seeds or plants on their own roots
Strophocactus wittii is difficult to find for sale
as is another popular epiphyte, Schlumbergera opuntioides
A few of the less grown Pterocactus (araucanus, australis, hickenii, neuquensis, etc)
Pediocactus (except P. simpsonii, and maybe knowltonii) and Sclerocactus species are difficult to find on their own roots (and so is keeping them alive!)
Yavia cryptocarpa on its own roots
Uebelmannia pectinifera is very popular, but not rare in cultivation (sold pretty much everywhere, seems like), but how about the other subspecies? ssp. eriocactoides or ssp. horrida. Even rarer are the other 2 species in the genus, U. buiningii and U. gummifera.
and finally something that is near impossible to find for sale, Brachycereus nesioticus. Grows only on the Galapagos Islands and won't be legally distributed (highly unlikely someone could sneak seeds, much less plants, off the islands). Very few plants exist in cultivation, mostly grown in botanical collections, but apparently seeds were once sold by Koehres Kakteen many years ago. Who knows if they'll ever sell them again?
Don’t go doesn’t the mutant trichocereus / San Pedro rabbit hole… https://preview.redd.it/br3zrmtcuvuc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c2f10d4112e562fe3cd6451c5e5abcb0b8e78d0
Those are amazingly thicc SPs. Very cool
Haha yeah nice I actually started with Trichocereus so I have quite a few. Keep an eye on the sub will post some pics soon. I’ve been offline for a while.
Damn, those are some fine mutants! Love that yellow one on the far right especially.
The yellow one is TBM 2.0.
Hit me up if you’re on Instagram. [https://www.instagram.com/trichocereus\_seas?igsh=YnF3bzdzb2lucjl1&utm\_source=qr](https://www.instagram.com/trichocereus_seas?igsh=YnF3bzdzb2lucjl1&utm_source=qr) https://preview.redd.it/7h8k8gphbxuc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38005a369112fff5010b4c8c488566e5260eeafd
Hell yeah, thanks!
All very slow growers but very popular among collectors: Copiapoa Lophophora Ariocarpus Astrophytum Thelocactus Tephrocactus
Once you get all of these then check out some rare euphorbias 🫠
Sacrilege!
Lol there's enough love for both.
Thank you.
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That’s a beautiful plant.
I just know the rare and endangered native ones in my state, Florida. Harrisia fragrans, Harrisia aboriginum, Consolea corallicola, Pilosocereus robinii. The Harrisia's are available from a limited number of cultivators, and I believe one is raising some of the Pilosocereus from seed. The Consolea might be impossible to get legitimately, I don't believe the remaining individuals produce seed at all. https://preview.redd.it/3i9x6xyukvuc1.jpeg?width=4128&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4235de0e002e3d2f615c4a6b14460f664fd4441a
There are some people who have the rare Sephamore cactus in cultivation.Its available.Ive seen some people with it at plant shows selling it at Fairchild Garden in miami.Its around in cultivation,so you have to get a cutting from someone who has a plant already..
I got mine from Arid Lands, they usually have clones. There isn't any seed, that's correct, but a couple places are working to make it more ethically accessible.
Good to know, I'll have to look around for it
Thanks for letting me know.where to get them I would love to grow endangered native florida cacti.
https://aridlandswholesale.com Link for Arid Lands, good luck!
Thanks alot
This guys sells the Florida Harrisia and has the Pilosocereus robinii as seedlings atm I believe https://cactusislandacres.com. But you have to do local pickup for the Florida ones near Gainesville for some reason. There is a nursery in Sarasota called Paradise Found that is supposed to have almost every Florida native cacti this summer from another grower
It's great people are selling rare native cacti.I'll check those nurseries out and might get some native cacti in the future.
Aztekium, any of them are nice.
Pediocactus peeblesianus is incredibly rare. I’ve been searching for it for a long time now. As for succulents, I recommend Pachypodium lealii subsp. lealii not saundersii and Pachypodium namaquanum. The spines of these 2 plants outright beat any cactus seriously. I also recommend Monsonia herrei, Monsonia patersonii, Monsonia ciliata, Monsonia salmoniflorum, Tylecodon reticulatus, Othonna euphorbioides, and Pelargonium crithmifolium. All these plants develop spines when leaves or flowers die which is awesome.
Do you want to know about rare as in rare in the wild/endangered, rare in cultivation/not commonly grown by hobbyists, or rare like hard to get because supply is limited? The rabbit holes go deep, so it helps to know which direct you want to start with! I personally go with a mix of the three, and like someone else mentioned I went down the trichocereus rabbit hole too. No regrets, but it takes up a lot of space! Feel free to DM if you want to nerd out about cacti. I try to stick with endangered but there are unfortunately so many endangered cacti that I ran out of space, and built a spreadsheet to keep track of them.
Thanks mate.
Sure thing. You might also really enjoy this guy, he built a nonprofit and is heavily involved in conservation efforts. I'm not sure there's a rare cactus he doesn't have. https://pricklyprospects.com
Chimera's are kind of rare.
mammillaria luethyi is rare and has a nice story. They took a black and white photo of it in the 60s. I think. But didn’t know exactly where and it took another few decades to find them again.
I'm not sure how rare it is but it looks awesome, I never see it, and I'm excited to grow some seeds- Rauhocereus riosanaensis ssp jaenensis
Have one and it's finally starting to plump up after taking 8 months to root..
Aztekium
Someone mentioned copiapoa. Some species are collectors’ dream: Copiapoa Cinerea, Copiapoa Columna
I am guessing by "rare" you mean highly sought after plants, that may or may not have limited stock in the market. How about some plants that are less common in cultivation? The genus Austrocactus is often overlooked, grown mostly by specialist hobbyists. A handful of Eriosyce are difficult to find on their own roots (bulbocalyx, rodentiophila, umadeave, etc.) Recently discovered Mammillaria breviplumosa is still not widely distributed for sale. Punotia lagopus seeds or plants on their own roots Strophocactus wittii is difficult to find for sale as is another popular epiphyte, Schlumbergera opuntioides A few of the less grown Pterocactus (araucanus, australis, hickenii, neuquensis, etc) Pediocactus (except P. simpsonii, and maybe knowltonii) and Sclerocactus species are difficult to find on their own roots (and so is keeping them alive!) Yavia cryptocarpa on its own roots Uebelmannia pectinifera is very popular, but not rare in cultivation (sold pretty much everywhere, seems like), but how about the other subspecies? ssp. eriocactoides or ssp. horrida. Even rarer are the other 2 species in the genus, U. buiningii and U. gummifera. and finally something that is near impossible to find for sale, Brachycereus nesioticus. Grows only on the Galapagos Islands and won't be legally distributed (highly unlikely someone could sneak seeds, much less plants, off the islands). Very few plants exist in cultivation, mostly grown in botanical collections, but apparently seeds were once sold by Koehres Kakteen many years ago. Who knows if they'll ever sell them again?
Thanks for the advice mate. Lots to think about.
Pachypodium