Glenhirst Cactus Nursery UK - Cacti and Succulent Seeds

Cactus and Succulent Seeds

We have carefully collected together a selection of freshly harvested species, many of which are hard to obtain, and we're confident that you'll find something here to interest you. Every species listed has earned its place by offering some outstanding quality - nothing here has been offered just because it's easily available, they are all plants that we would like to see in our own collection. Most of the plants have exceptionally beautiful or large flowers, while others have interesting shapes or impressive spines.

The seed prices listed are for packets of 10 seeds.
We also have a range of seed collections for sale which are an economical way to buy larger seed selections.
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If this is your first venture into growing cacti and succulents from seed, please visit our tips page on raising cacti and succulents from seed, for our tried and tested method for successful sowing.

Cactus Seeds

SEED CODE	SEED NAME	DESCRIPTION	ADD TO BASKET
525 £0.86	ARIOCARPUS KOTSCHOUBEYANUS V ALBIFLORA	white-flowered version of this rare and slow-growing living rock cacti
534 £0.86	ARIOCARPUS TRIGONUS	one of the 'living rock' cacti, very slow growing and rare. It has large, grey tubercles shaped into a crown. Yellow flowers
536 £0.64	ASTROPHYTUM ASTERIAS	very attractive plants, round with no spines, they are patterned with white dots and closely resemble sea urchins. The large, yellow flowers are red centred making this one of the choicest members of this group
540 £0.48	ASTROPHYTUM CAPRICORNE	superb, white-speckled body, 'goat-horn' spines. Large yellow flowers
548 £0.48	ASTROPHYTUM MYRIOSTYGMA	called the 'Bishop's Cap Cactus' because of its 5 angular ribs. It is a very attractive plant, closely spotted with white and completely spineless. It has large yellow flowers
556 £0.48	ASTROPHYTUM ORNATUM	curved spines, body strongly speckled with white dots, light yellow flowers. A very good looking plant
576 £0.48	CARNEGIA GIGANTEA	the large branching and famous 'Cowboy cactus', but don't worry it takes years to grow to its full size!
591 £0.48	CEREUS PERUVIANUS	tall growing blue-green columns with 6 to 8 ribs. Large white flowers on old specimens. In recent years this plant has got the reputation for absorbing rays emitted from computer screens. Whether or not it is true, we do not know, but we have sold many of these plants to a big insurance company!!
654 £0.60	COPIAPOA HYPOGAEA	very dramatic black plants with black spines and contrasting yellow flowers tinged pink
815 £0.48	ECHINOCEREUS REICHENBACHII BAILEYII	white spines tinged pink, large light purple flowers. Hardy outside in the UK
828 £0.48	ECHINOCEREUS SCHEERII	clumping species with large pinkish-red flowers
832.1 £0.48	ECHINOCEREUS SCIURUS FLORESII	forms clumps of short cylindrical stems. Large pink flowers.
843.1 £0.48	ECHINOCEREUS TRIGLOCHIDIATUS MOJAVENSIS	a clumping species with strong grey curving spines and scarlet flowers. Hardy outside in the UK
936 £0.80	EPITHELANTHA MICROMERIS	difficult to obtain species with a complete cover of short, pure white spines. flowers in colours from white to pinkish-red
957 £0.48	ESCOBARIA ROSEANA	round plants covered with sulphur-yellow, interlacing spines. Numerous reddish-white flowers. Possibly hardy outside in the UK
1006 £0.48	FEROCACTUS WISLIZENII	attractively spined barrel cactus; old plants grow up to 100cm in diameter! Worth a try outside in a well-drained south-facing site
1048 £0.48	GYMNOCALYCIUM BALDIANUM	dark grey to bluish green plants with magnificent flowers in shades of red and maroon. One of the best gymnocalyciums
1176 £0.48	HAMATOCACTUS SETISPINUS	yellow flowers with red centre produced throughout the year.
1307 £0.48	LOBIVIA PAMPANA	noteworthy for its scarlet flowers with striking golden centres
1332 £2.00	LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII	rare and difficult to obtain. Grey blue body, pink flowers
1927 £0.48	NEOPORTERIA SETOSIFLORA	flattened to globular body up to 6cm across, sometimes offsetting, bearing large yellowish to brick-red flowers 4 - 6 cm across
1993 £0.48	NOTOCACTUS BUININGII	attractive even when not in flower because of its light, grass-green colour, symmetrical ribs and spination. Very large, yellow flowers. Plants are not easily obtained
1996 £0.48	NOTOCACTUS CRASSIGIBBUS	deep green, sparsely spines and vigorous. It has large lemon flowers.
2320 £0.48	REBUTIA ESPINOSAE (also known as R. Narvaecensis)	rare species with superb pink and violet flowers and white spines
2364 £0.48	REBUTIA MARSONERI	highly desirable species with bright golden yellow flowers
2376 £0.48	REBUTIA MUSCULA	an outstanding species with dense white spines and bright orange flowers. Choice
2512.1 £0.70	SULCOREBUTIA MENESESII V MUSCHII	clumping plants with yellow curving spines. Numerous golden yellow flowers.
2553.6 £0.60	TRICHOCEREUS PACHANOI	bluish-green branching columns. Large white flowers with blackish hairs. One of the best stocks for grafting slower growing cacti

Succulent Seeds

SEED CODE	SEED NAME	DESCRIPTION	ADD TO BASKET
3027 £0.48	AEONIUM URBICUM GLAUCUM	stout stems up to 1m high, branching from the base, and bearing bluish-green rosettes. Pyramids of small pink flowers.
3049.2 £0.52	ALOINOPSIS MALHERBEI	small growing compact clusters of thick, fan-shaped bluish green leaves. Yellow flowers. Hardy outside in many parts of the UK
3054.1 £0.48	ALOINOPSIS ROSULATA	glossy dark-green leaves forming a loose rosette. White tubercles at the leaf tips. Yellow flowers. Hardy outside in the UK
3066.2 £0.48	ARGYRODERMA PATENS	compact and dwarf, branched and clustering greyish hood shaped leaves. Flowers in shades of purple to white
3071.2 £0.48	ARGYRODERMA PEARSONII	one of the 'silverskins'. Two leaves shaped like a halved egg, smooth and grey. Flowers could be purple, white or orange.
3102 £0.48	CARPOBRUTUS EDULIS	useful spreading half-hardy succulent, with long 3-angled leaves on creeping stems, and notable for its 8-10cm (3'-4') diameter flowers, yellow-pink to purple.
3112 £0.48	CEPHALOPHYLLUM ALSTONII	dark-red flowers with violet stamens
3148 £0.48	CONOPHYTUM CALCULUS	chalky grey plants with yellow flowers striped brown. Like all the Conophytums, closely related to the Living Stones (Lithops)
3168 £0.48	CONOPHYTUM ORNATUM	bluish green plants with golden yellow flowers
3271 £0.48	DRACOPHILUS PROXIMUS	small, cushion forming species up to a few cm high. Three angled bluish-green leaves. Pink flowers
3274 £0.52	DINTERANTHUS POLE-EVANSII	a dove-grey species like a Lithop in shape and growing 3 to 4 cm high. Glossy, buttercup yellow flowers
3275 £0.48	DINTERANTHUS VANZYLII	greyish-green , half spherical plants growing up to 4cm high and having a flat top. Orange-yellow flowers
3275.1 £0.48	DINTERANTHUS WILMOTIANUS	blue-grey pairs of highly succulent leaves with violet dots. Large, golden yellow flowers
3473.1 £0.48	GIBBAEUM HEATHI	fissured spherical whitish green plants, 2 or 3 cm across and high. White or pink flowers
3536.1 £0.48	KALANCHOE THRISIFLORA	densely leafy stems growing up to 60cm high. Rounded, succulent leaves covered in a white bloom, often with a red edge. Yellow flowers
3563.2 £0.48	OOPHYTUM NANUM	clustering living stones, forming a clump of many heads that are green or brown green with many small spots. Petals are white with a lilac tip.
3600 £0.48	PLEIOSPILOS BOLUSII	large golden flowers from plants which look like two pieces of grey rock!
3755 £0.48	TITANOPSIS FULLERI	rock like, bluish-green leaves on short stems and forming mats. Dark yellow flowers. Hardy in well drained site in milder parts of the UK.
3756 £0.48	TITANOPSIS CALCAREA	encrusted blue grey leaves forming a rosette, golden yellow flowers. Something different. Hardy in well drained site in milder parts of the UK.
3759 £0.48	TITANOPSIS PRIMOSII	a most unusual plant with thick grey leaves with a triangular tip covered in yellowish tubercles. Light yellow flowers

Lithop Seeds

SEED CODE	SEED NAME	DESCRIPTION	ADD TO BASKET
313 £0.48	DINTERI	smooth pinky-brown or grey with pale dots and red spots and marks. Yellow flowers
315 £0.48	DINTERI V FREDERICI	pale grey-brown with reddish brown and grey patches and dots. Yellow flowers.
316 £0.48	DINTERI V MULTIPUNCTATA	ochre-brown with grey patches and red-brown dots and lines. Yellow flowers.
320 £0.48	DOROTHEA	pinkish-yellow body, translucent windows with small islands with red dots and lines; yellow flowers
332 £0.48	FULVICEPS V LACTINEA	pinkish white to bluish plants with greenish to dark blue dots, often clumping. Large yellow flowers
337 £0.48	HALLII	pale brown with dark brown spots. White flowers.
343 £0.48	HERREI	pale grey-green with darker green lines and dots. White flowers.
349 £0.48	JULII 'LITTLEWOODII'	pale grey to whitish with darker grey patches and wavy lines. White flowers.
359 £0.60	LESLIEI F ALBINICA	distinctly translucent, grass green to yellowish sheen with yellow lines and patches. One of the rarer lithops. White flowers
376 £0.48	MARMORATA	grey-green with paler grey lines. Icy white flowers. Clustering.
377 £0.48	MARMORATA ELISAE	greyish-white with grey-green lines often with 'stick figure' patterns. White flowers. Forms large clumps.
380.1 £0.48	NAUREENIAE	greenish to orangish brown with strong dark markings. Yellow flowers with a white centre. Strong growing.
381 £0.48	OLIVACEA	olive green with green window, flowers yellow
382 £0.48	OPTICA	pale greyish green. White flowers
383 £1.00	OPTICA F RUBRA	very unusual brightly-coloured, mat-forming red plants with brown-green patches or lines. White and pink flowers. Rare
398 £0.48	RUSCHIORUM	white to pale tan-beige with pale lines. Highly scented golden flowers.
414 £0.48	SCHWANTESII URIKOSENSIS	grey with dark pink or bluish pink branching lines. Yellow flowers
431 £0.48	VERRUCULOSA GLABRA	bluish-grey with red-brown mottling. Orange-yellow flowers

Seed Collections

SEED CODE	SEED NAME	DESCRIPTION	ADD TO BASKET
S1 £14.95	COLLECTION 1 ALL THE CACTI (28 SPECIES)	a packet of 10 seeds for each species - 28 species x 10 = 280 seeds
S2 £8.65	COLLECTION 2 ALL THE SUCCULENTS (20 SPECIES)	a packet of 10 seeds for each species - 20 species x 10 = 200 seeds
S3 £8.35	COLLECTION 3 ALL THE LITHOPS (18 SPECIES)	a packet of 10 seeds for each species - 18 species x 10 = 180 seeds
S4 £31.95	COLLECTION 4 ALL THE SEEDS (66 SPECIES)	a packet of 10 seeds for each species - 66 species x 10 = 660 seeds