[Sacred Succulents] October offerings

[benkamm at monitor.net]

(do not “reply” to this email, send all correspondence to - 
sacredsucculents at hushmail.com )

10/18/18

Autumn greetings,

As such projects go, our greenhouse renovation has dragged out several 
weeks longer than anticipated. We have to finish up construction of new 
benches and then move a bunch of plants inside for their winter rest and 
then perhaps we will have a much needed moment to catch our breath. 
With everything going on we are behind with a new Rare Plant List 
again...at thsi point we hope to have this completed and mailed by early 
Novemeber.

We have a fairly large offering of new specimen plants this month. See 
further down the email or the homepage for photos- 
http://sacredsucculents.com 

Botanical Dimensions is hosting a number of valuable classes locally this 
fall including botanical illustration with our friend Paetra Trauchert - 
http://botanicaldimensions.org/

The Bioneers conference is happening this weekend and though it has been 
some time since we’ve attended many freinds and allies will be presenting 
there. http://bioneers.org/

Our dear friend and musical prodigy Holcombe Waller has the San Francisco 
premiere of his concert ceremony Requiem Mass: A Queer Divine Rite at 
Grace Cathedral November 16th and 17th, 7:30pm, presented by Yerba Buena 
Center for the Arts. 
https://www.ybca.org/whats-on/requiem-mass-a-queer-divine-rite

Thank you for your 20+ years of support!

Ben
All botanical offerings are Public Domain

October Specimen Plants
These are one of a kind offerings, first come first serve. Full ordering 
information and photos can be viewed on the lower half of our homepage 
along with additional specimens ( http://sacredsucculents.com )

Cactaceae

Corryocactus cf. pulquiensis ‘Yotala’
Erect columnar cactus covered in light colored spines. Should have orange 
flowers and sweet edible fruit. Dry forests of Yotala, Sucre, Bolivia. 
Z9b? 
2  ~  13–16"+ plant 4+ years old $16.50* each

Haageocereus tenuis BK14518.3 
Creeping columnar cactus that grows completely prostrate with the tip held 
an inch or two above the ground. Covered in gray spines. White to pink 
blushed tubular flowers and 1–2" fruit with sweet pulpy flesh. Native to 
once isolated sand dunes near Chancay, outside Lima city. Critically 
endangered, new roads and a poultry farm have brought the wild population 
to the brink of extinction. Parque de las Leyendas, Lima. Z10a  
1  ~  6.5"+ plant 4+ years old $24.50

Trichocereus bridgesii ‘Reynolds’ “Achuma”
Spiny blue heirloom clone collected by the late cactus enthusiast D. 
Reynolds in the 1960s when he was just 12 years old! He found it growing 
in front of a motel along El Camino Real, then a small road, in Mountian 
View, CA. Dave had a massive candelabra of this plant growing at his house 
when we met him, sadly after his passing his family had the plant cut and 
taken to the dump. Thankfully Dave gave us cuttings and we offer them here 
in his memory.
1  ~  30" tall specimen with a 17"+ spread, 8 branches 3-13"+ tall $195**

Trichocereus pachanoi BK14518.4  “San Pedro” “Huachuma”
The mother was a beautiful clone with fat, blue-green stems, deep 
v-notches above each areole and 1/2"+ long spines. Open pollinated, about 
5% of the seedlings show monstrose traits so far. From Pino’s Trichocereus 
collection, Parque de las Leyendas, Lima, Peru. The original locality data 
is missing. 
2  ~  10–11"+ plant 4 years old $26.50* each

Trichocereus aff. pachanoi Hutchison et al 6212 X Trichocereus peruvianus? 
 
Open pollinated. Looks like T. peruvianus was the father. Seedlings are 
promising, fat rounded ribs, smallish spines. 
2  ~  10–11" plants 6+ years old $28.50* each

Trichocereus sp. ‘Kimura’s Giant’ X Trichocereus sp. SS02
Very interesting cross of Kimura’s fat giant with the beloved bridgesii. 
2  ~  13–14" plants 6 years old $32.50* each 

Trichocereus sp. SS02 X Trichocereus sp. ‘Kimura’s Giant’ 
Opposite cross with the SS02 as mother. 
2  ~  11–12" plants 6 years old $28.50* each 

Mutant San Pedro
In the process of our current greenhouse renovation we’ve had to remove 
some 20 year old growing beds that were home to mutant Trichocereus. We’ve 
selected some of the nicest specimens and offer them here at reduced 
prices. This is a rare opportunity to obtain these larger plants. They 
were grown hard and some have a little superficial scarring on the lower 
stems.

Trichocereus pachanoi f. cristata cl. A 
Forms thick fans of cristate growth. Occasionally reverts to normal growth 
or monstrose columns. 
#11 - 24" tall cutting with 8" terminal crest & 4"+ monstrose branch near 
base $68.50**
#15 - 18" tall 5" wide crest $48.50**
#16 - 9" tall 4" wide crest $28.50
#17 - 5" tall 4" wide crest $24.50
Trichocereus pachanoi f. monstrosus cl. A 
Monstrose columns that have the look of molten wax. 
#6 - 11" tall plant 2" monstrose tip beginning to crest $28.50*

Trichocereus peruvianus v. cuzcoensis (=Trichocereus cuzcoensis) 
“Hawaq’ollay” “San Pedro Macho”
An underappreciated spiny peruvianoid with glaucus-blue upright stems to 
15' + and gorgeous spines to 2.5"+. Inter-Andean valleys of Cusco Dept., 
Peru. Considered a “San Pedro” and utilized as medicine since antiquity. 
Sections of de-spined stems can still be found for sale at the outdoor 
Cusco market for use as a famous shampoo said to treat baldness, as a 
contraceptive and remedy for burns, headaches, fevers, swellings, flu. We 
need to free up some room so we are offering a few specimens at discounted 
prices. All of the following are flowering size specimens in 5 gallon pots 
unless noted otherwise. Z8a–9a
D- 70"+ plant, leaning a little, 14"+ sidebranch, long spines, 20+ years 
old. $76***
J- 10 gallon pot. Four 30-36"+ stems plus one 14", 16" and 21"+ branches. 
More slender clone with yellow spines. 20 years old $86***
K- 40"+ plant with one 30" side branch, long, stout spines, 20+ years old 
$64*** 
        ***These are available for pick up-by appointment at our home in 
Occidental. Email to reserve plants and arrange pick up. 
sacredsucculents at hushmail.com or benkamm at monitor.net . We will consider 
shipping, but the plants will need to be cut into smaller sizes- email for 
shipping quotes.

Other Beneficial Plants

Bursera aptera BLM1345  “Copal”
Burseraceae. Small tree to 25'. Thick pachycaul trunk, green with cream to 
golden peeling bark. Light green, imparipinnate leaves with small 
leaflets. Native to the dry deciduous forests of central Mexico. Rich in 
sweet balsamy oils. A species with fantastic form for bonsai. Very rare in 
cultivation. Rooted cuts. Z10a
1  ~  18"+ treelet $32.50

Bursera hindsiana “Copalquin” “Torote Prieto” “Xoop Inl”
Shrub to small multi-trunked tree. Fat trunks with beautiful smooth red to 
grayish bark, velvety trifoliate leaves. Native to the rocky hills and 
slopes of Sonora and much of Baja. Sacred to the Seri who believe it to be 
the first plant created. The bark is used medicinally for congestion and 
as an antiseptic. The sap has a wonderful sweet balsam scent, one of the 
best copals of Baja. Seri shamans utilized the wood for carving special 
fetishes (“santos”)  used in vision quests and for curing and protective 
purposes. Edible seeds and fruit. Grow as other Bursera. Z9b/10a
1  ~  24"+ treelet 4+ years old  $32.50* 

Commiphora simplicifolia  “Madgascar Myrrh”
Burseraceae. Small thorny tree with thickened caudiciform trunk. Gray to 
golden peeling bark and simple leaves. Highly aromatic. Madagascar 
endemic. Beautiful rare species that does well in cultivation. Rooted cuts 
from seed grown clones. Z10b 
2  ~  16–19" branched treelets $28.50 each 

Disterigma rimbachii HBG95935
Ericaceae. Beautiful multibranched shrub to 1–2’. Small, spirally 
arranged, oval leaves clothe the stems. New growth is deep red. Rose-pink 
tubular flowers borne along the stems. Light indigo-purple berries, sweet 
and juicy. Blueberry kin endemic to the low mountain forests and 
cloudforests of Ecuador from 2500–10,700’. Filtered light, well draining, 
moist, acidic soil. Rooted cuttings. Z9b?  
2  ~  12–14" branched plants $38.50 each

Ephedra americana BK10504.1 “Sano-sano”
Ephedraceae. Xerophytic leafless shrub 2–4' tall. Small red edible fruit a 
bit more papery than most. Somewhat resembles the Chilean Ephedra breana. 
Companion plant to Trichocereus bridgesii, Prosopis sp., Puya sp., 
Oreocereus pseudofossulatus, Corryocactus melanotrichus, etc. Abundant on 
the shale soil and steep slopes above Huachjilla, La Paz, Bolivia. In some 
parts of Bolivia it is made into a “coffee” and the herbage is often used 
for fire starting. Widely regarded urinary tonic and treatment for lung 
congestion. Drought hardy. Z8b? 
1  ~  24"+ plant 8 years old $28.50* 

Ipomoea arborescens  “Tree Morning Glory” “Ozote” “Palo del Muerto”
Convolvulaceae. Upright pachycaul tree that can reach 15–50' tall. White 
bark, ovate to heart-shaped deciduous leaves, white morning glory flowers. 
Native to the dry woodlands of Mexico, this seed from Huajuapan de Leon, 
Oaxaca. Forests of this pale barked beauty have a mysterious ghostly 
quality. Roots contain novel glycosides. Bark used in ethnomedicine as an 
antiinflammatory and for snake bite. Grow like Bursera, natural bonsai 
when confined to a pot. Z9b/10a?
2  ~  32"+ treelets 4+ years old $38.50* each

Macleania smithiana HBG89922  “Femu-piu-tape”
Ericaceae. Evergreen shrub to 6'. Forms a large caudiciform lignotuber 
with age. Dark green to bluish-gray leaves, ovate to elliptical. Clusters 
of tubular flowers pinkish to red in color, white edible berries. One of 
the more tropical species from the wet forests of Panama, Columbia and 
Ecuador. Used for snakebite. More tolerant of heat and less tolerant of 
cold than others. Rooted cutting. Z10a/b 
1  ~  Plant $38.50 

Oxalis sp. HBG12037
Semi-succulent multistem clusters to 6"+ high, like a miniature forest. 
Reddish stems, dark green leaves with purple backsides, all lightly 
pubescent. Clusters of small yellow flowers. A fantastic and totally 
unique little species. R. Kaufmann collection from the cloud forests of 
San Juan Bosco, Ecuador, 7700'.  Prefers a cool, semi-shady location and 
moisture. Z9b?         2  ~  4–5" plants $17.50 each

Vaccinium sp. TH238 “Vietnamese Huckleberry”
Ericaceae. Semi-epiphytic evergreen to 2–3'+, arching branches, narrow 
lanceolate leaves. New growth is pink-bronze. Bowl-shaped white and red 
flowers, edible berries. Forms small lignotubers/caudex somewhat like 
Agapetes. Cloud forests of north Vietnam. Well draining acid soil, part 
shade. Rooted cuts. Z9a 
1  ~  12"+ plant $22.50
 
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