Hello,
My name is Marie-José and I became a BCSS member in the Fall 2018. I live in Southern Michigan and have been growing African and S. American succulents and some cactus for many years.
A couple of years ago, I purchased a beiseilia mexicana. It measured only about 8 to 10cms. It has grown very well and now must have more than doubled in size.
Repeatedly, I have tried to find info on the plant but to no avail. I even wrote to the German person who discovered it but they were unable to help me or give me any pointers. I also have realized that they are quite difficult to find and purchase.
Has anyone in the Society encountered that plant? If so, Do you grow one? Can you share your experience with me so that it keeps flourishing. I think it is such a pretty little plant.
I will greatly appreciate you feedback and thank you, Marie-José
Beiselia mexicana
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marie31
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Beiselia mexicana
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Re: Beiseilia mexicana
Can you post a picture of it 
. Google draws a blank on the name.
. Google draws a blank on the name.Joined 1991
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Re: Beiseilia mexicana
I suspect this is intended:
http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/su ... ex-sub.asp
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Re: Beiseilia mexicana
There is a Mammillaria Beiselii, maybe he also had a genus named for him?
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StevenT
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Re: Beiseilia mexicana
Cacti and succulents with data - especially clonotypes, topotypes, old clones, ISI introductions - basically plants with stories!
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Re: Beiselia mexicana
Yes indeed, Stuart. Both named after Karl-Werner Beisel, a German horticultural grower of succulents, who founded Kakteenland Steinfeld in 1978.
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Re: Beiselia mexicana
Hello Marie,
As luck would have it my copy of International Cactus Adventures arrived yesterday (cactus-adventures.com) which contains an article by Miguel Chazaro-Basanez on this monotypic genus. It comes from Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico and was only discovered in March 1980 by K W Beisel who has a nursery - Kakteenland in Stenfeld, Germany, discovering at the same time a new Mammillaria (beiseli).
Beiselia mexicana is described as a semi-succulent deciduous tree and the plant was first propagated from seeds and actively growing shoots, initially being cultivated in West Germany but also in California and Zurich, Switzerland, from where Mr Supthut sent a flowering cutting to Gordon Rowley in England who in turn sent it to RBG Kew.
There is not too much on the cultivation of the plant except to keep it warm and watered sparingly, the plant thrives on rocky soils in habitat and grows at elevations between 700 and 1000 metres above sea level.
International Cactus Adventures is an excellent publication produced by Joel Lode in Spain.
Suzanne
As luck would have it my copy of International Cactus Adventures arrived yesterday (cactus-adventures.com) which contains an article by Miguel Chazaro-Basanez on this monotypic genus. It comes from Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico and was only discovered in March 1980 by K W Beisel who has a nursery - Kakteenland in Stenfeld, Germany, discovering at the same time a new Mammillaria (beiseli).
Beiselia mexicana is described as a semi-succulent deciduous tree and the plant was first propagated from seeds and actively growing shoots, initially being cultivated in West Germany but also in California and Zurich, Switzerland, from where Mr Supthut sent a flowering cutting to Gordon Rowley in England who in turn sent it to RBG Kew.
There is not too much on the cultivation of the plant except to keep it warm and watered sparingly, the plant thrives on rocky soils in habitat and grows at elevations between 700 and 1000 metres above sea level.
International Cactus Adventures is an excellent publication produced by Joel Lode in Spain.
Suzanne
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Re: Beiselia mexicana
I was just about to post this when I saw your post Suzanne - you beat me to it by a few minutes. It is reported as a semi-succulent plant which is not an uncommon feature in some trees growing in dry forests.
As Suzanne says, there’s not much cultivation info.
Al
As Suzanne says, there’s not much cultivation info.
Al