Description

Pach Yowie x TPQC Seedlings

Disclaimers

This cactus is for ornamental use only! 

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San Pedro Information

Trichocereus pachanoi or commonly known as “San Pedro” is the fastest growing species of columnar cacti and also produce the largest flowers in the cacti world. Their natural habitat is the higher elevations of South America, specifically in Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia.  They are not considered “desert” cacti as they typically deal with damp soils, high elevations, and cooler temperatures.

“Yowie” is an Australian cultivar of San Pedro. The original mother plant was grown in Yarrowonga, VIC. It is likely that a cactus that is native to South America made it to Australia thanks to Harry Blossfeld. Blossfeld was a horticulturist, plant explorer, and plant collector. The Yowie cultivar is distinguishable by it’s spination. While it can have 2-6 spines per aerole, they always have 2 distinct spines that are longer than the rest and face downwards.

Although the name implies this is a crested cultivar, that is not necessarily true about T. Pachanoi Quasi Cristata (TPQC). The original plant did have an injury and from there began to crest, however none of the cuts that have come since have crested again. Despite this, this is quite an eye catching cactus. It’s skin is a lovely glaucous blue. Most growers agree that TPQC is a Pachanoi (San Pedro), but some believe it could be a T. Peruvianus (Peruvian Torch). This may be do to how blue they get, much more so than most San Pedro. TPQC is definitely a must have in any Trichocereus collector’s garden, especially one that is already rooted and ready to make the most out of the growing season.

These Specific Seedlings

These seedlings are 100% T. Pachanoi (San Pedro) but are a hybrid of the “Yowie” and “TPQC” cultivars. The first cactus listed are the seeds’ “mother”. This is the plant that had the flower that was pollinated and where the fruit & seeds developed. The second plant is pollen donor or considered the “father” plant. For example: Mother cactus x Father cactus

The seeds came from Misplant Seeds, batch #1146. They were sown by us on September 26, 2021 making them approximately 1 year and 6 months old. They are fully rooted and ready to be planted upon arrival.

NOTE: These seedlings have been under a grow light for their whole life. Be sure to slowly acclimate them to real sunlight if you plan on keeping them outdoors. 

To order, please select the seedling number above to add it to your cart. If you do not see the seedling number in the drop down box then it is no longer available. If you would like to purchase more than 1 seedling feel free to email us for a discounted price! Be sure to include which seedling numbers you would like.