Beaucarnea hiriartiae
ponytail palm 

Beaucarnea hiriartiae, a caudex plant from Mexico. The caudex can reach 1.5 m in diameter, the whole plant grows 4 - 6 m high. The flowers are white to pale yellow.

The sowing takes place in plastic pots. The substrate used is either commercial cat litter on a mineral basis (no lumping litter), perlite or pumice (germ-free). Distribute the seeds evenly on the substrate. Cover larger seeds sparingly with substrate, fine seeds may remain on the surface.

Then put the plastic pot in a zip-lock bag - with a pot size of 6 cm we recommend a zip-lock bag of size 120 x 170 mm. Put enough tap water in the zip-lock bag with a few drops of universal fertilizer so that a few millimeters of water remain after the substrate has been absorbed.

Location: partially shady on the windowsill or in a miniature greenhouse, during the day the temperatures should be around 23 - 28 C, at night a little lower at 20 - 22 C.