My Wilcoxia schmollii has germinated in just 6 days. :-) Setiechinopsis mirabilis also germinated in just 6 days (but that cactus isn't a geophyte). http://cactus-art.biz/schede/SETIECHINOPSIS/… My other cactus species seeds planted at the same time are not yet germinating. Dennis in Cincinnati On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 2:33 PM, Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com> wrote: > My newest plant obsession is fragrant cactuses (especially the tropical > epiphytes) which are definitely OT for PBS. However, while searching for > sources for the more obscure varieties I encountered the genus Wilcoxia. > These are cactuses with tuberous roots like Dahlias. They're fascinating! > > Are PBS members growing these? I can't find any record of them being > offered in the BX. The PBS wiki does have a page for a related genus, but > not for Wilcoxia: > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > My first attempt is going to be Wilcoxia schmolli. I just ordered some > seeds. Some cool pics of it can be seen here: > > http://www.cacti.co.nz/shop/wilcoxia-schmollii/ > http://forum.bcss.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=154042 > http://blog.goo.ne.jp/queiiti/m/200808/ (2nd photo down, on this > page) > > Dennis in Cincinnati >