Intermediate difficulty cacti

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Shane
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Intermediate difficulty cacti

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I'm planning to do a seed order soon and I'm looking for advice. I'm looking for some intermediate level cacti seeds (if there is such a thing...). I think I've done well with the easy/beginner seeds (Setiechinopsis, Astrophytum, Notocactus, Ferocactus, Carnegia, easy Mammillarias, Neobuxbaumia, Trichocereus) and am looking to further my growing abilities. Any suggestions?
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Re: Intermediate difficulty cacti

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hmm..
aztekium, pediocactus, ortegocactus, cintia, ariocarpus...though I usually select upon aesthetics first, so I'm adding copiapoa, turbinicarpus, frailea, eriosyce ;)
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Ariocarpus has been very easy from seeds for me. What will be considered intermediate are species needing seed aging or chipping or stratification or species that are very slow growers
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What will be considered intermediate are species needing seed aging or chipping or stratification or species that are very slow growers
Thanks. I wasn't sure what qualified as intermediate and this is helpful. Knowing this I think I have some intermediate seeds already actually (some opuntiads)
aztekium, pediocactus, ortegocactus, cintia, ariocarpus...though I usually select upon aesthetics first, so I'm adding copiapoa, turbinicarpus, frailea, eriosyce ;)
Thanks, I'll look into these
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I would add Strombocactus disciformis to that list, as the seedlings are tiny and slow-growing.
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I would add Strombocactus disciformis to that list, as the seedlings are tiny and slow-growing.
oh yeah, and obregonia denegrii
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Turbinicarpus, once thought difficult, usually raise quite easy from seed and will flower in about three years. They are also pretty tough and no real problem to cultivate. Many looking a bit like Lophophora's with spines.

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