- Where do you get seeds from?
- Pollinate Lophophora williamsii
- How to prepare Lophophora williamsii seeds
- Sow Lophophora williamsii
Lophophora williamsii is the botanical name of a very special type of cactus, the peyote. This cactus is not only grown for its extraordinary flowers. It contains substances that have a similar effect to mescaline, but whose consumption is prohibited. How to grow Lophophora from seed.
Sowing peyote yourself is not easy
Where do you get seeds from?
You can get Lophophora williamsii seeds quite legally from specialized seed dealers. You can also harvest the seed from the peyote fruit yourself.
To do this, you need to get your Lophophora williamsii to flower and then pollinate the flowers.
- Harvest ripe fruit
- trigger seeds
- pickle
Pollinate Lophophora williamsii
Only when the peyote flowers are pollinated can the cactus produce seed. The flowers open in the morning and close again in the afternoon. Once they are open, go over the yellow pollen and pistils with a cotton swab. You should repeat this process several times.
Whether the fertilization has worked is usually shown a few days later. A reddish fruit then develops under the flower. Depending on how late in the year the fertilization took place, it can also take several months for a fruit to develop.
The seeds are stored dry and dark until sowing in spring. The fresher the seed, the higher the germination potential. Under no circumstances should it be older than five years.
How to prepare Lophophora williamsii seeds
To increase the germination of the seed, place it in the fridge for two weeks before sowing, and then let it dry for another two weeks.
Sowing is best done on sterilized potting soil. To do this, heat the soil in the oven at around 60 to 80 degrees for several minutes.
Sow Lophophora williamsii
Fill a bowl with potting soil and scatter the seeds thinly. Do not cover it with substrate as peyote is a light germinator. Cover the bowl with a clear lid or stretch cling film over it.
The substrate is kept moderately moist. Place the seed trays in a warm, bright place.
tips
Lophophora williamsii can also be propagated by cuttings. They are cut off just above root.