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Cactus and Succulent Seeds

We have carefully collected together a selection of freshly harvested species, many of which are hard to obtain, and we're confident that you'll find something here to interest you. Every species listed has earned its place by offering some outstanding quality - nothing here has been offered just because it's easily available, they are all plants that we would like to see in our own collection. Most of the plants have exceptionally beautiful or large flowers, while others have interesting shapes or impressive spines.

We also have a range of seed collections for sale which are an economical way to buy larger seed selections.
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If this is your first venture into growing cacti and succulents from seed, please visit our tips page on raising cacti and succulents from seed, for our tried and tested method for successful sowing.

Cactus Seeds

prices listed are for packets of 10 seeds

Name Description Price
ASTROPHYTUM ASTERIAS NUDUM a very rare form of this attractive cactus. It has none of the usual white speckling associated with this genus. Pure yellow flowers £0.88
ASTROPHYTUM HYBRIDS obtained by crossing many different pairs of species of Astrophytum. Anything could turn up here. This is your chance to own some plants like no others and guaranteed to look good £0.56
ASTROPHYTUM MYRIOSTYGMA QUADRICOSTATUM a four-ribbed, stouter looking version of the "Bishop's Cap Cactus". It is a very attractive plant, closely spotted with white and completely spineless. It has large yellow flowers £0.80
CEREUS PERUVIANUS tall growing blue-green columns with 6 to 8 ribs. Large white flowers on old specimens. In recent years this plant has got the reputation for absorbing rays emitted from computer screens. Whether or not it is true, we do not know, but we have sold many of these plants to a big insurance company! £0.55
COPIAPOA TENUISSIMA striking olive-green species with grey spines and yellowish pink flowers £0.64
ECHINOCEREUS POLYACANTHUS marvellous clumping plants with long-lived, large deep-pink flowers £0.56
ECHINOCEREUS REICHENBACHII BAILEYII white spines tinged pink, large light purple flowers. Hardy outside in the UK £0.56
ECHINOCEREUS TRIGLOCHIDIATUS sparse, but long white and black spines. Long lasting deep red to salmon flowers. Hardy outside in the UK £0.56
ECHINOCEREUS VIRIDIFLORUS offsetting and producing unusual yellowish-green flowers. Hardy outside in the UK in a well drained rockery. £0.56
ECHINOFOSSULOCACTUS ALBATUS bluish-green plants with curious wavy ribs, white spines and pure white flowers. £0.64
ECHINOMASTUS (THELOCACTUS) MACDOWELLII very attractive globular plants with dense silvery spines and deep purple pink flowers £0.56
GYMNOCALYCIUM OCCULTUM rare, slow growing, brown-bodied species with red and white flowers £0.55
GYMNOCALYCIUM STELLATUM olive green to grey green, brown or black spines; large pure white flowers £0.55
HILDERWINTERIA AUREISPINA branching pendant stems producing orange-pink flowers which last for several days and nights £0.64
LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII rare and difficult to obtain. Grey blue body, pink flowers. The Peyote cactus formerly used by North American tribes in ceromonies. £3.28
MAMMILLARIA BOMBYCINA light carmine flowers, very attractive spines £0.56
MAMMILLARIA GUELZOWIANA dense white hairs, very large purple flowers, a magnificent species raising the status of any collection £0.64
MAMMILLARIA HAHNIANA desirable species with long white hairs, turkey-red flowers. Robust and easy to grow. £0.56
MAMMILLARIA PILCAYENS recommended for its freely produced, numerous rings of purple flowers £0.56
MAMMILLARIA SENILIS one of the most beautiful of all cacti. Fluffy white plants completely covered in silvery white spines. Mature plants cluster. Large red flowers. £0.96
NOTOCACTUS LENINGHAUSII beautiful pale green plants with numerous soft golden spines and yellow-green flowers £0.55
NOTOCACTUS SCOPA soft white spines, yellow flowers £0.55
NOTOCACTUS UEBELMANNIANUS a fine looking, glossy, dark green cactus with wavy spines flattened against the plant and sometimes interlacing. Glossy, wine red flowers £0.56
OROYA BORCHERSII a cactus from the high Andes and the showiest member of its genus. Sturdy, golden-brown spines and lemon yellow flowers £0.80
PARODIA LAUII superb species with salmon reddish, glossy flowers tipped carmine, shading to yellow, orange and red £0.55
REBUTIA BUININGIANA clumping dark green plants with deep pink flowers £0.56
REBUTIA HUASIENSIS dark green plants with lots of orange-red flowers that are 4 cm across. Easy to grow. £0.55
REBUTIA MINISCULA a clump forming plant that is one of the first to bloom each year. Lots of bright scarlet flowers. Easy to grow and flower. £0.55
REBUTIA SENILIS dense pure white spines, flame red flowers £0.55
SULCOREBUTIA PURPUREA smallish, round plants with golden spines. Lots of magenta flowers. A variable species. £1.92
SULCOREBUTIA SANTIAGINIENSIS round, small plants with numerous purple-red flowers. Difficult to obtain. £1.92
THELOCACTUS LEUCACANTHUS SCHMOLII round clumping cacti, forming cushions in time. Beautiful large, satiny carmine-violet flowers £0.56
TRICHOCEREUS VALIDUS stout, erect columnar, fast-growing plants with large white flowers £0.56
TURBINICARPUS SCHMIEDICKEANUS SCHWARTZII grey-green plants with cream flowers having a pale pink central stripe on each petal. Soft, grey, curved spines, very few in number. £0.56


Succulent Seeds

prices listed are for packets of 10 seeds

Name Description Price
AEONIUM CANARIENSE rosettes of deep green rounded, slightly sticky leaves. Flowers up to 1 metre tall! £0.55
AGAVE CELSII beautiful rosettes of grey-green leaves up to 60cm long and gracefully upturned. Hardy down to -11C if kept dry. Worth a try in UK gardens for winter hardiness in wet conditions. £0.64
AGAVE VICTORIA REGINAE stiff pointed succulent leaves forming a huge, very symmetrical rosette; leaves edged with white. Very impressive at all sizes £0.80
ARGYRODERMA CRATERIFORME grey-white, small, hood-shaped plants. Yellow flowers. £0.55
CEPHALOPHYLLUM SPILLUM cushion-forming, with short, compact, succulent stems. Lots of dark pink to red flowers. £0.56
CHEIRIDOPSIS PURPUREA low growing with short stems and leaves. Purple flowers. £0.56
CONOPHYTUM UVAEFORME grey green almost spherical, clumping £0.56
DASYLIRION TEXANUM architectural plants which form a woody trunk topped with a rosette of long, very narrow leaves. The numerous flowers are produced on a large stalk. Hardy outside in Britain. £1.44
DISPHYMA CRASSIFOLIUM plants lie low on the ground, and are mat forming with purple flowers. Short, succulent stems. £0.80
FENESTRARIA AURANTIACA curious windowed plants with golden yellow flowers £0.56
FRITHIA PULCHRA 'windowed' grey clustering stems with flowers of various colours, usually purple with white centre. Very nice! £0.56
GIBBAEUM VELUTINUM compact succulents forming clumps. Grey-green plants with white flowers. £0.56
LAPIDARIA MARGARETAE clumping, reddish grey plants resembling Lithops. Golden yellow flowers, turning reddish when fading. An attractive species £0.80
OPTHALMOPHYLLUM SUBFENESTATUM light green dwarf succulents with two rounded lobes. Clump forming with pink and white flowers. £0.56
TACITUS BELLUM Olive green rosettes with large vivid red flowers. (Sometimes listed in the genus Graptopetalum) £0.80
TITANOPSIS LUEDERITZII grey leaves with "rocky" areas at the tips. Yellow flowers. Definitely a most unusual plant! £1.28


Lithops Seeds

prices listed are for packets of 10 seeds

Name Description Price
AUCAMPIAE reddish brown with darker brown lines and mottling. Yellow flowers £0.80
BROMFIELDII V INSULARIS dark translucent green with red spots and lines £0.96
BROMFIELDII V SULPHUREA lime green plants with numerous small darker green blotches. Yellow flowers. £0.96
COMPTONII clump forming. Grey-brown with olive green blotches and patches. Yellow flowers. £0.96
GESINAE pinkish-grey to greenish-brown with small, greenish smudges often forming small clumps. Yellow, perfumed flowers. £0.96
KARASMONTANA BELLA pale yellowish ochre with grey feathered lines and patches. White flowers £0.96
KARASMONTANA V SUMMITATUM brick red to orange with branching grooves. White flowers. £0.96
LESLIEI 'STORMS ALBINIGOLD' yellow and green markings with gold- or apricot-coloured flowers. Very unusual. £0.96
LOCALIS browny green with olive green dots on top, grey sides. Yellow flowers £0.96
PSEUDOTRUNCATELLA V DENDRITICA pinkish to bronze with reddish or brownish lines of a branching pattern. Large yellow flowers £0.96
SCHWANTESII MARTHAE greyish-green to pale tan patterned with a few reddish-brown lines and curls. Yellow flowers £0.96
TURBINIFORMIS SUSANNAE striking tan-grey heads with grey and red-brown markings. Yellow flowers £0.96
VALLISMARIEA chalky white to pale pink, covered in tiny dark pits. Pinkish yellow flowers £0.96
VILLETTII V KENNEDYI maroon to olive green patterned with traceries. Has grey-white flowers. £0.96
WERNERI greyish-brown with greenish-brown lines and dots. Yellow flowers £1.04


Seed Collections

Name Description Price
ALL THE CACTI
(34 SPECIES)
a packet of 10 seeds for each species - 34 species x 10 = 340 seeds £23.50
ALL THE SUCCULENTS
(16 SPECIES)
a packet of 10 seeds for each species - 16 species x 10 = 160 seeds £10.50
ALL THE LITHOPS
(15 SPECIES)
a packet of 10 seeds for each species - 15 species x 10 = 150 seeds £12.95
ALL THE SEEDS
(65 SPECIES)
a packet of 10 seeds for each species - 65 species x 10 = 650 seeds £46.50
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Glenhirst Cactus Nursery UK