Cochemiea poselgeri seeds grow into Poselger's cochemiea — a scrambling, hanging, clustering cactus endemic to Baja California Sur, Mexico. Named after Heinrich Poselger (1818–1883), the German physician and botanist who collected plants in the Baja California peninsula in the 1850s. Produces cylindrical, branching stems to 2 m long and 4 cm wide, often hanging over rocks; triangular, spaced-apart warts; woolly axillae; 1 hooked central spine and up to 8 radial spines; red zygomorphic tubular flowers 3 cm; red fruits 6–8 mm. IUCN Least Concern. Family Cactaceae.Full sun; very well-drained, rocky soils; drought-tolerant; warm conditions; frost-tender. Baja California Sur, Mexico. 'Poselgeri' honours H. Poselger (1818–1883, German physician and botanist, Baja California collector); stems to 2 m often hanging over rocks; IUCN LC; scarlet flowers 3 cm Cylindrical branching to 2 m; often hanging over rocks; hooked central spine; red zygomorphic flowers 3 cm; red fruits; Baja California Sur; IUCN LC; frost-tender Baja California Sur, Mexico — endemic; desert/dry shrubland biome; hanging cochemiea; IUCN Least Concern Genus Cochemiea: SW USA to Mexico; Family Cactaceae; Order Caryophyllales Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; warm; frost-tender; IUCN LC; hanging stems; hooked spine; Cactaceae Cochemiea poselgeri — Poselger's cochemiea — is the most distinctive species in the genus: the long, slender, scrambling stems hang over rocky outcrops forming large curtains; named for the German botanist who first collected it in Baja California; IUCN Least Concern.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
