[Sacred Succulents] Novembers news

[benkamm at monitor.net]

11/21/13

Greetings, 
Rain has finally come to our neck of the woods after what they?ve been 
saying is the dryest autumn in over 50 years. We are nearly finished 
moving tender plants into the greenhouse in preparation for the eminent 
hard frost. Soon we should have time freed up to finish the long overdue 
catalog and several other writing projects that have been on the back 
burner. We have also begun dreaming of a short Andean excursion this next 
spring... though it is hard to bear the thought of being parted from our 
bodacious baby girls.

Now is an opportune time to begin planting seed that will need winter?s 
chilled breath to germinate in the spring.  It is also when we begin 
selecting which of our green friends we liberate from the confines of 
their pots and plant in the ground so they have the winter wet to 
establish robust roots for next year?s growth and blossoming.

We?ve extended our Autumn Plant Sale until Dec. 1. Take advantage!

Continual gratitude for your support of our family and botanical 
diversity!

RARE PLANT & SEED LIST - Issue 39 is fresh from the printers. Yet another 
very large and diverse issue, don?t miss it! New Trichocereus specimens 
and hybrid seedlings, rare copal and myrrh species, and an ever evolving 
assortment from our Andean travels. If you are not subscribed or have let 
your subscription lapse, we encourage you to sign up now. 4 issues for $5 
($10 outside USA) or 8 issues for $8 ($16 outside USA). This is where we 
list our offerings of limited rarities and specimens. 

Bulk/Wholesale Plant List Autumn 2013. See attached PDF. Anyone is welcome 
to order from this list as long as the order minimums are met. 

http://sacredsucculents.com

New Offerings November  2013
You can print out an order form- http://sacredsucculents.com/order-form/ 
and mail it with payment to our Po Box

California Bare Root Bulbs
The following edible CA natives are available as bareroot bulbs from now 
until January. Each packet of bulbs is $6.50 and count as 1 plant for 
shipping. 
Allium dichlamydeum Packet, 2?3 bulbs, Brodiaea elegans Packet, 3?4 bulbs, 
Brodiaea stellaris Packet, 4?5 bulbs, Triteleia laxa Packet, 4?5 bulbs

Chenopodium quinoa ?Supha Aqu?   ?Quinoa?
Chenopodaceae. 3?4' annual. Rounded flower clusters and seedheads. The 
stems, leaves and flower panicles range from green-blue to pink-purple. 
Fat, sand colored, nutritious seeds. A short season heirloom quinoa from 
Aymara communities in northern Chile. Should be be adaptable to arid 
climates. 
Seed packet $3.75

Cleistocactus sp. ?Yotala?
Cactaceae. Columnar cactus covered in light colored spines. From the dry 
forests of Yotala, Sucre, Bolivia. Z9b? 
4?6"+ plant 1?2 years old $6.50

Clematis sp. CC6821
Ranunculaceae. Ornamental vine with deep green trifoliate leave. Flowers 
not yet seen, but sure to be lovely. Chadwell collection Himachel Pradesh, 
NW Himalaya near 9000'. Perfect to clothe a fence, arbor or tree. Z6?      
 
Plant 3 years old $7.50 or 2 for $12.50

Cyclanthera pedata ?Tarija?  ?Caigua?
Cucurbitaceae. Heirloom variety from Tarija, Bolivia which has grown well 
for us. Tendrilled annual vine with palmate leaves and peculiar inflated 
green fruit to 6", no prickles on this variety. A popular food in South 
America, another ?lost? Incan crop, with a flavor similar to artichoke. 
The hollow fruit is cooked and eaten, usually stuffed with vegetables and 
meat or added to soups. The flesh is also an important medicinal, being a 
strong anti-inflammatory and flushing cholesterol from the body. The whole 
plant is considered a brain tonic. Deserves much wider cultivation. Grow 
like cucumber. Z9b
10 seed $4

Decaisnea fargesii ?Blue Bean Shrub?
Lardizabalaceae. Deciduous shrub to 20'+. Large pinnate leaves to 3' long. 
Pendant racemes of unusual yellowish flowers. Fleshy bean-like pods to 
6"+, an amazing reptilian metallic blue color, blue lizard sausage is how 
we think of them. Opening the pods reveals a slimy alien grub! This is in 
fact the seeds surrounded by a sweet edible pulp that kids love to slurp. 
The taste is similar to lychee or rambutan fruit. Native to the forests of 
China. Now lumped with D. insignis. A greatly unusual edible. Prefers 
moist rich soil and dappled sun. Cold stratify seed. Z6a    
10 seed $3.50

Fuchsia magellenica ?Chilco?
Onagraceae. Alluring shrub 5?8' tall. Pendulous pink and blue flowers 
typical of the genus and adored by hummingbirds. Cylindrical, edible sweet 
berries. Central to southern Chile. An important edible and medicinal for 
the Mapuche. A hardy species, part shade, moist soil. Surface sow seed. 
Z7a
Seed packet $3

Hechtia perotensis?
Bromeliaceae. Forms a colony of compact, 12"+ rosettes. The slender silver 
leaves are rigid, erect or recurved and thorned along the margins. Flower 
stalk to 5' with greenish yellow blossoms. Recently described from dry, 
rocky slopes of Puebla and Veracruz, Mexico up to 8000'. Grow like Puya. 
Z9a/b?
2?3"+ plant 1+ years old $7.50

Massonia depressa
Hyacinthaceae. Bulb with pairs of smooth flattened leaves that hug the 
ground. Unusual shaving brush flowers in the center of the plant, cream to 
pale pink colored. Dry sandy areas of South Africa. The bulb is reported 
to be a bush food, edible and tasty. Winter grower that needs a dry summer 
rest. Z8a 
Plant/bulb 3?4 years old $7.50

Mestokloma tuberosum  ?Vybossie?
Aizoaceae. Small pachycaul shrub to 3'. Huge thickened roots with red-gold 
peeling bark. Densely branched stems clothed in small succulent leaves. 
Little copper-orange flowers. South Africa. A famine food for livestock. 
Much desired by collectors, often bonsaid with the beautiful roots 
exposed. Z9b/10a
Seed packet $3.25

Phaedranassa dubia
Amaryllidaceae. Large bulb with fleshy elliptical leaves. Inflorescence to 
18"+ with tubular flowers, deep pink with green tips. Native to the dry 
forests of southern Andean Columbia to Ecuador. No water for 2 months will 
induce blooming. Keep cool and dry during the winter. Succulent type soil 
mix. Z8b        Plant/bulb 1?2 years old $8.50

Rauhia multiflora (=Rauhia peruviana)
Amaryllidaceae. Fat bulb with a pair of tongue-shaped fleshy leaves. 
Flower stalk to 2?3' high topped with clusters of green-blue tubular 
flowers. Native to the warm interAndean valleys of northern Peru. Does 
best with a well aerated soil mix of 60%+ pumice or perlite. For those 
that can?t resist the curves of caudexes the bulb can be grown above the 
soil. A summer grower that needs a dry winter rest. Z9b/10a   
Plant/bulb 2 years old $8.50

Rosa macrophylla CC6663  ?Jangali Gulab?
Rosaceae. Lightly thorned upright shrub 6?10'+ tall. Pinnate leaves and 
big, solitary, pink-red blossoms. Large bright red fruit. Chadwell 
accession from eastern Nepal, 11,500. The fruit are said to have an 
excellent flavor and are eaten in Nepal to improve eyesight. Excellent 
plant for hedges. Z6/7?
Plant 3 years old $8.50

Siphocampylus tupaeformis BK09428.1  ?Cochaya? ?Pishqu Shoqunan?
Campanulaceae. Herbaceous plant 3?4' tall. Tubular orange and red flowers 
on a large inflorescence. A very showy and great hummingbird plant. The 
latex of the plant is reported to be chewed like gum. In northern Peru it 
is considered a companion to San Pedro cactus and is planted around homes 
for protection, acting as a kind of guardian. Growing trailside on the 
ascent to Pumamarca, Cusco, about 11,000'. Z8b  
Seed packet $4

Trichocereus bridgesii ?Achuma? ?Bolivian San Pedro?
Cactaceae. Robust seedlings of this beautiful blue-green species from La 
Paz, Bolivia. Z9a 
6?8"+ plant 3?4 years old $9.50 or 3 for $25 
10?12"+ plant 5+ years old $16*** (extra heavy and counts as 2 plants when 
determining shipping costs)

Trichocereus peruvianus/ ?Juul?s Giant? X Trichocereus pachanoi f. 
monstrosus 
Superb new hybrid. Seed packet $4

Sacred Succulents Autumn Plant Sale Extension!
Sale prices on the following plants are good until December 1, 2013

Agave montana ?Mountain Agave?
Agavaceae. This sculptural beauty grows as a 3'+ tall and 4'+ wide, dense, 
solitary rosette of broad, gray-green leaves with jagged leaf imprints, 
outstanding reddish marginal thorns. Northeastern Mexico, it is found in 
oak and pine forests up to 11,500'. Well adapted to cold/wet climates. Z7a
3?4"+ plant 3 years old $6.50   Sale Price $5.50 or 2 for $10

Anadenanthera colubrina v. cebil La Paz ?Vilca? 
Fabaceae. Tree 10?30'+ tall. Feathery pinnate leaves. Large flat seedpods 
to 10" long, round shiny seed. Seed purchased from a street vendor in the 
Witches? Market, La Paz, Bolivia. The dominant tree in much of the nearby 
Yungas dryland forests where the seed was originally harvested. Once one 
of the most important religious plants throughout the Andes, playing a 
central role in the spread of the Tiwanaku culture. Drought tolerant. 
Z9b?10a 
6?12" plant 3 years old $16   Sale Price $13 or 2 for $24

Ariocarpus bravoanus (=Ariocarpus fissuratus v. bravoanus)
Cactaceae. Centrally depressed stem to 3" in diameter. Dark green 
triangular tubercles with papillose tips. White wooly central areoles and 
magenta flowers. Endemic to a single limestone habitat in San Luis Potosi, 
Mexico. Critically endangered. Z10a  
1"+ plant 5?6 years old $15   Sale Price $12.50 or 2 for $22

Boehmeria tricuspis  ?Ba Jiao Ma? ?Akaso?
Urticaceae. Elegant foliage plant of many uses. Dioecious shrub to 3'+. 
Soft, sting free, nettle-like leaves. Burgundy pipe cleaner inflorescence. 
Eastern Asia. Fresh growth is cooked as a tasty, nutritious green. Used 
medicinally for fever. Stems valued for their premium fiber. Filtered 
light, rich, moist soil. Z7a 
6"+ plant 1 year old  $6.50   Sale Price $5.50 or 2 for $10

Bursera fagaroides ?Copal?
Burseraceae. A really wonderful plant. Shrub or small tree to 20'. Thick 
swollen trunks and limbs with smooth golden bark that exfoliates in thin 
papery sheets. Pinnate leaves. Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts of Mexico. 
The sap is the most common source of Copal, highly aromatic with a sweet 
citrus like scent. Z10a 
8?12"+ seedling 2 years old  $14   Sale Price $11.50 or 2 for $20

Ceratonia siliqua ?Carob?
Fabaceae. Dioecious tree to 30'+. Pinnate leaves and yellowish flowers. 
6?8"+ long, thick edible seed pods. A nutritious ancient food crop that 
originated in the Middle East but is now grown all over the world. Seed 
from extra large and sweet pods T. Baldwin selected from the markets of 
Vienna, probably from trees grown in the Middle East. Drought resistant. 
Older trees can tolerate some frost, but protect young plants. We offer 
unsexed seedlings. Z9b
6?12"+ plant 2+ years old  $7.50   Sale Price $6 or 2 for $10

Desfontainia spinosa ?Taique? ?Borrachero?
Desfontainiaceae. Highly ornamental evergreen shrub. Holly-like leaves, 1" 
tubular red flowers with yellow tips. Rare throughout its range from the 
Columbian Andes to Chile. Used as an ethnomedicinal inebrient, possibly a 
delirient entheogen. The chemistry is poorly understood. Easy to grow, 
well draining rich acid soil. Drought tolerant once established, but 
prefers ample water. We offer Chilean clones. Z8b 
6"+ plant  $14.50   Sale Price $11.50 or 2 for $19

Haloragis masatierrana 
Haloragaceae. Attractive shrub with shiny, deep green, serrated leaves, 
often with rusty highlights. Small reddish flowers at branch ends followed 
by berries. This Robinson Crusoe Island forest endemic will make a lovely 
ornamental. Z9a/b 
12?16"+ plant 2 years old  $15.50   Sale Price $12.50

Passiflora gracilis BK09426.2  
Passifloraceae. Miniature passionflower vine with tendrilled stems to 3?5' 
and 3-part leaves. Small 1" pink flowers hang downward. Green to orange 
oblong fruit 1/2?1" long, filled with a sweet tangy pulp and edible seeds. 
We are excited to introduce this delightful floriferous dwarf species from 
seed collected at Pisac, Cusco, Peru, 10,500'. Z9b  
Plant 1?2 years old  $12.50   Sale Price $10

Peperomia congona ?Canary Islands?   ?Congona?  ?Canelo?
Piperaceae. Upright stems 12?18" tall, whorls of succulent leaves. Known 
only as a cultivar. Grown in home gardens, esteemed for its medicinal 
properties from Columbia to Argentina. Used topically for wound healing. 
Crushed or chewed it has a mildly sweet cinnamon-citrus scent and flavor. 
Chewed to freshen breath and keep teeth healthy. Leaf infusion is used as 
a sedative and painkiller. Curanderos make use of the plant for heart 
conditions, anxiety and shamanically to ?ease emotional pain and forget 
bad relationships.? The Spanish introduced it to the Canary Islands, it?s 
currently cultivated there as ?canelo?, used as a spice and condiment. 
Easily grown in a sunny window. We offer a clone of the plant introduced 
to the Canary Islands. Z9b
Plant  $14.50   Sale Price $12 or 2 for $20

Puya dyckioides ?Chaguar?
Bromeliaceae. 2?3' rosettes of thin, arching, lightly serrated leaves. 
Extremely showy bipinnate inflorescence 2?3'+ long with bright pinkish 
bracts and metallic aquamarine blossoms. Southern Bolivia and northern 
Argentina, between 4300?11,000'+. One of the more friendly and attractive 
species. Z8a/b 
3?4"+ plant 2 years old  $7.50   Sale Price $6.50 or 2 for $10.50

Sphyrospermum cf. buxifolium
Ericaceae. Another unique neotropical blueberry. Terrestrial to epiphytic 
shrublet with slender ascendent or pendent branches 1?5'+ long. Rounded 
semi-succulent leaves, white-pink egg-shaped flowers with darker tips. 
Translucent, violet tinged, edible berries. Native to the cloudforests of 
the Andes. Z9b?
Plant  $12.50   Sale Price $9.50 

Streptosolen jamesonii NL042308a 
Solanaceae. 5'+ shrub with showy 1" tubular flowers that start yellow and 
transform to burnt orange  over many days. Collected by Neil Logan, 
Vilcabamba, Ecuador, 5500'. A bath of the plant is used for fright. Has 
great horticultural potential. Grow like Brugmansia. Z9b 
6"+ plant 1 year old  $7.50   Sale Price $6.50 or 2 for $10.50

Trichocereus pachanoi ?Huancabamba? ?Huachuma? ?San Pedro?
Cactaceae. Typical ?wild? T. pachanoi, upright rounded green stems, 
smallish spines, white flowers. Seed from Huancabamba, northern Peru, a 
region long famous for its huachumeros (shamans). Widely cultivated in the 
area and likely represents part of the natural distribution of the 
species. Z9a/b
6" cutting  $14   Sale Price $12 or 2 for $22

Valeriana sp. BK09508.6 ?Chavin Valerian?
Valerianaceae. Plant to 12", semi-succulent, long pinnate leaves. 
Caudex-like roots, strong valerian aroma. Flower stalk to 2?4', 
intricately branched in interesting angles, almost like a diagram of an 
alkaloidal structure. Likely medicinal. Above the ruins of Chavin, about 
10,800', Ancash, Peru. Easily grown. Z9a/b?
Plant 1+ years old $ $8.50   Sale Price $6.50 or 2 for $11

Yucca angustissima RMRP2943-JC  ?Narrow Leaf Dwarf Yucca?
Agavaceae. Dwarf species, 16?30"+ tall. Rounded heads of slender leaves 
1?2' long. 3?4'+ inflorescense with cream colored blooms. SW USA. Young 
fruits were baked and eaten by several tribes. Flowers also have good 
edibility, young shoots can be peeled and cooked like asparagus. Leaf 
fibers were made into cordage, etc. The roots make a good soap. A very 
hardy plant. Z5a 
Plant 2+ years old $6.50   Sale Price $5.50 or 2 for $10

SHIPPING & HANDLING:
Seeds - 1st Class Mail USA= $2 (Free shipping when ordered with plants, 
USA only)
Air Mail International= $7 (the Americas, outside the USA), Rest of the 
World: 1?12 seed packets $9  / 13 or more seed packets $12 
 
Plants (USA only)? First class priority mail= $6.00 for the first plant $2 
each additional plant.
Add $1 per plant if you want them sent potted.
CA RESIDENTS ADD 7.5% SALES TAX
We still only take Cash (USD$ or Euros), Money Orders, or Checks.
You can print out an order form- http://sacredsucculents.com/order-form/ 
and mail it with payment to our Po Box
SACRED SUCCULENTS
PO Box 781, Sebastopol, CA 95473 USA
Email: sacredsucculents at hushmail.com





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