Trichocereus bridgesii, also known as Achuma Cactus, is a fast growing cactus with long spines. It grows in the deserts of Bolivia where it has a long history of shamanic use.

It was used because of its special character and spirit. Young people has been known to use this plant because of its psyche stimulating effects. It is perhaps the most powerful and magical cacti of the Trichocereus family.

Achuma can grow up to five meters in height and it grows severeal branches at its base. The plant is often grown indoors because it is though to hold a protective spirit and thus bring safety to the place it is kept in. There are several shops where you can buy Trichocereus bridgesii seeds online.

The saguaro cactus has been described as the monarch of the Sonoran Desert, as a prickly horror, as the supreme symbol of the American Southwest, and as a plant with personality.

The Saguaro is renowned for the variety of odd, all-too-human shapes it assumes, shapes that inspire wild and fanciful imaginings.

Saguaro are found only in the Sonoran desert. The giant saguaro is the king of cacti. A full-grown saguaro is usually more than 35 feet in height and is at least 75 years old, sometimes reaching a height of 50 feet and life span of 200 years.

Some have arms but all are green and have a wax-like skin that helps prevent water loss. Rare and endangered this extraordinary giant cactus has been protected within Saguaro National Park since 1933.

Trichocereus peruvianus - Peruvian Torch Cactus - is a close relative of San Pedro Cactus, richocereus pachanoi, but has longer spines and a darker color. It is a columnar cactus found almost exclusively in Peru at altitudes of around 2,000 meters.

Peruvian Torch is especially fast growing and hardy, often growing a foot or two each year and growing over 15-feet tall. Compared to San Pedro cactus it is reported to have much higher alkaloid content.

Monks from a pre-Inca culture known as the Chavin prepared a brew called ‘achuma’, ‘huachuma’ or ‘cimora’ from T. pachanoi and T. peruvianus. This was prepared by boiling slices of cactus in water for long periods of time adding various admixtures such as Brugmansia suaveolens and Coleus blumei.