Pediocactus simpsonii seedlings after 2 years.

[Mark07]

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on the forums. But the growing season is upon us and things are springing to life in the greenhouse .
These have a reputation for being tricky to grow but I’ve honestly found P. simpsonii to be one of the easiest to grow from seed. Mine are now 2 years old and doing well. Hoping for some flowers from this lot next year so I can make my own seed.

[juster]

They look great, so interesting to see the variation, thanks for sharing

[Mark07]

They look great, so interesting to see the variation, thanks for sharing

Thanks Juster, the main bulk are mixed simpsonii seeds but even the ones with the same locality appear to have quite wide variation.

The flower colour variations will be interesting to see. I believe certain yellow flowering strains are only found on some Eastern slopes of Colorado with the majority of Southern facing specimens being shades of pink.

[iann]

I agree, easy from seed. Not so easy as adults though. They can take five or more years to reach flowering size, but good displays once they get going. Pediocactus except for P. simpsonii are much more tricky, but they flower younger.

[Mark07]

I agree, easy from seed. Not so easy as adults though. They can take five or more years to reach flowering size, but good displays once they get going. Pediocactus except for P. simpsonii are much more tricky, but they flower younger.
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Lovely plants Iann

I have P. knowltonii from seed as well and found them quite easy. I’ve not tried any other Pediocactus yet but did try a few Sclerocactus and quite a few germinated but in the end most succumbed to dampening off shortly afterwards.