San Pedro
left: Trichocereus pachanoi “Anita”
right: Trichocereus pachanoi “Aroha”
San Pedro seedlings:
Trichocereus pachanoi “Anita” x “Aroha”
Date sown: 9 April 2019
Mother plant: Trichocereus pachanoi “Anita”
Father plant (pollen donor): Trichocereus pachanoi “Aroha”
Trichocereus pachanoi (synonym: Echinopsis pachanoi ), commonly known as San Pedro cactus, is a fast-growing columnar cactus native to the Andes Mountains at 2,000–3,000 metres above sea level. While considered to be native to Ecuador and Peru, it is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and is cultivated in other parts of the world. It is is a close relative of Trichocereus peruvianus (synonym: Echinopsis peruviana), commonly known as Peruvian torch cactus, and sometimes called San Pedro Macho. Some recent research suggests that both Trichocereus pachanoi and Trichocereus peruvianus are subspecies of Trichocereus macrogonus: Trichocereus macrogonus subsp. pachanoi and Trichocereus macrogonus subsp. peruvianus respectively.
Grown over winter, these seedlings are from the first Trichocereus pachanoi (San Pedro) seeds that we’ve produced ourselves. We’ve just repotted these after growing them under lights over winter, so it’ll be a few months before we start making these available. If you’d like to be kept up to date about our new releases, join our emailing list.