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Botanical Name

Germ. Time

Treatments

Soil

Storage

Notes

Acacia confusa

1-4 weeks

Hot water bath. 12-24hr soak.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark.

Acanthocereus tetragonus

1-6 weeks

Can soak, not needed.

Tropical cactus mix

Dry, cool & dark.

Agave americana

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Mineral based, fine cactus soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Aloe vera

1-6 weeks

Dry, cool & dark.

Anadenanthera colubrina

1-4 weeks

Place in moist tissue until seeds swell. Plant after this happens.

Sandy loose soil.

Dry, cool & dark.

Fungal attacks are common, can powder with a fungicide.

Annona sp.

1-8 weeks

Direct sow 1-2cm.

Potting soil

Dry, cool & dark.

1 year.

Can be slow to sprout. Keep above 20C.

Areca catechu

1-5 weeks

surface sow or lightly cover.

Loose soil.

Dry, cool & dark.

Avoid wet, moldy type situations.

Argyreia nervosa

1-3 weeks

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark.

Ariocarpus sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Mineral based, fine cactus soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Artemisia absinthium

1-6 weeks

Surface sow, or less than 1cm deep. Medium light. 10-25 C.

Sandy potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 2-3 years.

Seeds very small, seedlings very fragile.

Artocarpus altilis

Moraceae

Astrophytum sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Fine cactus soil or very sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Aztekium sp.

1-10 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Fine cactus soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 2-3 years.

Top dress with very clean, fine sand. Seeds are extremely small! Avoid soils with organic matter.

Banisteriopsis caapi

1-10 weeks

Sow 1cm down. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Coco, peat, loose potting soil.

Almost dry & dark. 2-3 months.

Sow with the wing sticking up out of teh soil. Place the seed end in the soil and don't let dry or get moldy.

Blossfeldia liliputana

1-10 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Fine cactus soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 2-3 years.

Top dress with very clean, fine sand. Seeds are extremely small! Avoid soils with organic matter.

Calia secundiflora

1-4 weeks if treated

Scarification is a must. Use a file and scratch the seed coat deeply. Soak until swells. Medium light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil, sandy seems better.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Breaking the seed coat and soaking allows germination to happen fairly quick. without treating the seeds like this it may take years, or never grow.

Capsicum annuum

1-4 weeks

Sow 1 cm down. Medium light. 10-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 2-5 years.

Fairly easy to grow from seed.

Cardiospermum halicacabum

1-4 weeks

Sow 1 cm down. Medium light. 10-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 2-5 years.

Fairly easy to grow from seed. May be slow.

Carica papaya

1-8 weeks

Sow 1 cm down. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Sandy potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. Less than a year.

Fungal rot is a problem with seeds. Also age can be a problem with old seeds. Treating seeds with a fungicide is a good idea.

Cereus sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Citrus sp.

1-5 weeks

Sow 1 cm down. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Sandy potting soil.

Cool & dark. Less than a year, usually.

Copiapoa hypogaea

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Fine cactus soil or very sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Seeds are very small, careful when watering. Avoid soils with organic matter.

Coryphantha elephantidens

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Fine cactus soil or very sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Delonix regia

1-60 weeks

Scarification and or soaking is needed. Sow 1 cm down. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Seeds can take over a year to grow. Treating with a boiling water soak usually lets seeds germinate in under a month.

Desmanthus illinoensis

1-8 weeks

Scarification and or soaking is recomended. Sow 1 cm down. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Treating with a boiling water soak speeds up germination.

Echinopsis sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Epithelantha bokei

1-10 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Fine cactus soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 2-3 years.

Top dress with very clean, fine sand. Seeds are extremely small! Avoid soils with organic matter.

Euphoria longan

1-8 weeks

Sow 1-2 cm down. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Potting soil.

Cool & dark. 1-4 months.

Seeds cant dry.

Frailea sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Garcinia mangostana

1-8 weeks

Sow 1-2 cm down. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Potting soil.

Cool & dark. 1-4 months.

Seeds cant dry.

Gymnocalycium sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Harrisia sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Hylocereus sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Koelreuteria elegans

1-8 weeks

Sow 1 cm down. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Potting soil, sandy is good.

Dry, cool & dark. 1-2 years.

Many seeds are eaten but sucking bugs, float test for viability.

Leonurus japonicus

1-8 weeks

Surface sow. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 3-5 years.

Easy to grow, provide light to seeds.

Leonotis nepetifolia

1-8 weeks

Surface sow. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 3-5 years.

Easy to grow, provide light to seeds.

Leuchtenbergia principis

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Litchi chinensis

1-8 weeks

Sow 1-2 cm down. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Potting soil.

Cool & dark. 1-4 months.

Seeds cant dry.

Lophocereus schottii

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Lophophora sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Luffa cylindrica

1-8 weeks

Sow 1 cm deep. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 3-5 years.

Easy to grow.

Mammillaria sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Mitragyna speciosa

1-8 weeks

Surface sow, or slightly beneath. Medium-good light. 20-30 C.

Potting soil with perlite for aeration.

Dry, cool & dark. Less than a year.

Seedlings often die off rather quickly. For this reason its not an easy species for everyone. Try different methods with groups of seeds for best bet of getting a few live plants. Once 10cm tall, they are very hardy and easy.

Myrtillocactus sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Neobuxbaumia sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Nepeta cataria

1-8 weeks

Surface sow. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 3-5 years.

Easy to grow.

Nephelium sp.

1-8 weeks

Sow 2cm deep. Medium light. 25-30 C.

Potting soil.

Moist, clean & dark. 1-4 months.

Fairly easy. keep slightly moist and warm. May be slow to sprout.

Nicotiana sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow, keep moist/humid. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 3-5 years.

Easy to grow, seeds are small and seedlings are very fragile.

Obregonia denegrii

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Opuntia sp.

1-30 weeks

Sow 1cm deep or less. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Sandy/gritty potting soil. Can usually be kep a bit more moist than common cacti species.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Opuntia seeds are slightly different than other cacti and have a much harder seed coat. Soaking in water can help, but often they just need much more time.

Pachira aquatica

1-5 weeks

Sow 1-2cm deep. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Clean, cool & dark. 3-5 years.

Don't dry seeds.

Pachycereus marginatus

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Passiflora edulis

1-70 weeks

Sow 1cm deep. Soaking/scratching helps. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 3-5 years.

Easy to grow, but sometimes seeds take over a year to germinate. Scarify to speed up.

Pereskiopsis spathulata

Not known to produce seeds..

Pseudolithos migiurtinus

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C. Don't keep too moist.

Cactus soil, mineral based.

Dry, cool & dark. 2 years (?).

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Psidium guajava

1-8 weeks

Sow 1cm deep. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 1-2 years.

Easy to grow.

Psychotria sp.

2-12 weeks

Sow 1cm deep. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Sandy, loose potting soil.

Clean and dark. 2-3 months.

Protect seeds from fungal attacks. Can be slow to sprout.

Punica granatum

1-8 weeks

Sow 1cm deep. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Cool & dark. 3-5 years.

Easy to grow.

Salacca zalacca

3-8 weeks

Sow 2cm deep. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Cool & dark. 3-5 months.

Easy to grow, can be slow.

Stenocactus crispatus

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Stenocereus sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Stevia rebaudiana

2-8 weeks

Surface sow. Medium-good light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 3-5 months.

Easy to grow, can be slow. Sometimes they dont sprout.

Strombocactus disciformis

1-10 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Fine cactus soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 2-3 years.

Top dress with very clean, fine sand. Seeds are extremely small! Avoid soils with organic matter.

Synsepalum dulcificum

1-6 months

Sow 1-2cm. Medium light. 25-30 C.

Potting soil. Can also germinate in moist sphagnum moss.

Moist, clean and dark. 1-3 months (can't dry).

Easy to grow but very slow.

Tabernaemontana subglobosa

1-6 months

Sow 1-2cm. Medium light. 25-30 C.

Potting soil, sandy and clean. Can also germinate in moist sphagnum moss, which seems to greatly reduce risk of rot.

Moist, clean and dark. Less than a year.

Fairly difficult to grow.

Tabernanthe iboga

1-6 months

Sow 1-2cm. Medium light. 25-30 C.

Potting soil, sandy and clean. Can also germinate in moist sphagnum moss, which seems to greatly reduce risk of rot.

Moist, clean and dark. Less than a year.

Fairly difficult to grow.

Thelocactus setispinus

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Turbina corymbosa

1-6 weeks

Soak until seed starts to swell. Sow 1cm or less. Medium light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 10 years +.

Fairly easy species to grow.

Turbinicarpus sp.

1-6 weeks

Surface sow. Medium light. 20-30 C.

Cactus soil or sandy/gritty potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 5 years +.

Avoid soils with organic matter.

Withania somnifera

1-6 weeks

Sow 1m or less. Medium light. 15-30 C.

Potting soil.

Dry, cool & dark. 2-5 years.

Fairly easy species to grow.

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Carica papaya

Treat with fungicide, damping off is a problem. Plant in large well drained pot and keep above 20 degrees Celsius.

D

Delonix regia

It is best to either nick and soak or pour boiling water into a bowl with the seeds and let soak for 24 hours. Then proceed to plant in a general purpose mix. Untreated these seeds can take up to 12 months to sprout. Treated they may sprout as soon as 2 weeks. Water once soil dries at top, and keep above 20 C.

Desmanthus illinoensis

Soaking for 24 hours prior to planting is recommended. Also using slightly boiling water, pour the water into a bowl containing seeds. Let soak for 12-24 hours and plant into almost any kind of loose potting soil. Germination with this method is often under a week.

Desmanthus leptobolus

Soaking for 24 hours prior to planting is recommended. Also using slightly boiling water, pour the water into a bowl containing seeds. Let soak for 12-24 hours and plant into almost any kind of loose potting soil. Germination with this method is often under a week.

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Hylocereus undatus

Plant in a clean soil that has some grit added. we use 20/20/60 sand/grit/potting soil. Keep a little moist and high humidity. Keep above 20 C.

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Koelreuteria formosana

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Lophophora sp.

Very easy to germinate and sprout. Plant on the surface of a very well drained soil/sand mix. Covering with soil not needed, or a very light sprinkle. Provide humidity tent for about a month, longer if desired. Do not give too much light at first to avoid burning. Keep above 20 C.

Luffa cylindrica

Place 1-2 cm deep in commercial potting mix. No special care is needed except keeping them warm, 15 degrees or more. Once the soil starts to dry water again, very easy to grow.

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Papaver somnifera

Psidium guajava

Seeds remain viable for many years if stored right. Plant a few mm in most potting soils or seed soils. Keep above 20C and keep moist, we prefer to plant in high light levels. Germination should happen within a few weeks.

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R

Rivea corymbosa

Simply keeping above 15C and moist will yield great results. Nicking and soaking also are often employed with this specie, but are not necessarily needed. Germination should be less than 2 weeks.

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Propogation Methods

W

Propagation Methods

Withania Somnifera

X

Propagation Methods

Y

Propagation Methods

Z

Propagation Methods