Dorstenia bahiensis ‘Mattress Button plant’: It’s not a succulent, but I really love this plant!
In this video we gather seeds, harvest a few directly, sow them, and watch them germinate.
2 month seedling update: Dorstenia bahiensis and various cacti
This is a fun little 2 month seedling update – nice to see so much progress! We have Thelocactus setispinus, Parodias, Gymnocalycium mihanovichii, Echinopsis mirabilis, and Dorstenia bahiensis.
Continue… “2 month seedling update: Dorstenia bahiensis and various cacti”Harvesting more seeds from Dorstenia bahiensis
My Dorstenia bahiensis has already made more seeds! I noticed several had already popped in the window sill so I covered the flower with my trusty old silver sock 😅 Let’s see how many more seeds it gave me in this ‘unsocking’ video 🎁🙏
Continue… “Harvesting more seeds from Dorstenia bahiensis”Weird and Wonderful Flowers: Harvesting Dorstenia bahiensis seeds
Watch the seed pop in Part 2 here
Dorstenia bahiensis: Not only has this strange yet beautiful plant has given me a lot of joy since I brought it home earlier this month, it’s already giving me seeds! Dorstenias have a very interesting way of distributing their seeds… they SHOOT them out with a small but audible POP!

