These are viable, organically grown, untreated seeds that will sprout. There are about 25 seeds per packet.

Trichocereus pachanoi, San Pedro, has been used in religious ceremonies related to peyote ceremonies from time immemorial. It contains similar alkaloids. The traditonal method of preparation was to make a thick, boiled soup of the cactus, boiling it for three or four hours, and then consuming everything, the soup and the boiled cactus pieces.

We recommend that you use our Great Links page or Google to further investigate this historically significant plant, a central sacrament of Native South America from time immemorial. One of the things further investigation will reveal, for instance, is that this stuff, if ingested, can make you violently nauseous.

These plants are NOT FOR INGESTION. By buying this product, you agree to the DISCLAIMER at the bottom of this page.

San Pedro makes an excellent addition to any ethnobotanical garden with its fast growth rate and easy germination rate. These unusual and beautiful live cuttings will grow well, and this is the only purpose for which they are sold.

Our grower writes:

I have tried all kinds of potting mixes and have found that regular cheap potting soil works great for these plants. A 12 inch cutting does great in a 8 to 12 inch pot. I sink about 1/3 of the plant in the soil, with the nettles sticking up.

I water my plants as soon as I plant them, but thereafter, only when the soil is completely dry - which can be every other day in some hotter climates. I don't water in the winter at all. And in the fall only as needed if we are having some hot spells.

As for nutrition I use fish emulsion solution once in the spring, once in the mid summer, and once at the end of summer. I use one cap-full per gallon.

These are particularly fast-growing cacti. The flowers can reach 12 inches in diameter, and bloom at night or early dawn.