Trichocereus Bridgesii & Trichocereus Peruvianus Seedlings

These seedlings are were sown 4/11/09 so are now just over 8 months old. They have been slightly neglected in terms of getting regular watering which is why they are still rather small. Next season I am sure they will pick up the slack (as long as I do too!). Originally I planted out 20 T. Bridgesii & 50 T. Peruvianus seeds into clear row so that they could be differentiated. However my dad accidentally tipped the whole lot of seedlings all over the floor! I rescued as many as I could but as they were still tiny & fragile seedlings so many were lost. They were also mixed between the two species.


Despite the mixing of the two species mentioned above - it is now clear to see the difference between the two. This image shows a T. Peruvianus on the left and a T. Bridgesii on the right.


Seedling tray on the 7/06/10.


Seedling tray on the 4/11/09.

T. Bridgesii & T Peruvianus

On the 4/11/09 I planted 16 Echinopsis lageniformis (Trichocereus bridgesii) seeds & 50 Echinopsis peruviana syn. Trichocereus peruvianus seeds. Both brought from the same Ebay seller from Bolivia?

They are planted in a small lidded seed tray I picked up from a local garden centre. I've been misting them every other day to keep the humidity up. The soil is a standard commercial cactus mix with a little corse sand added on top after they had germinated. I heard this will help prevent the seedlings from damping off and diseases (it also makes them look slightly desert like :>)

They have been grown on a windowsill with little direct sunlight, and with no heating (i'm poor).
I taped a few sheets of kitchen roll onto the lid to filter some of the light, this seems to work great.

I've had a pretty high germination rate which I think is down to the warm weather I am having at the moment. Most germinated in the first two weeks!
They are growing nicely,and allot of them are producing their first little Areoles!