"Hi. I'm interested in growing my own hoodia. Where can I get hoodia seeds? Or is hoodia a plant that grows from cuttings? Thank you for your help."
First off, let me say that buying hoodia seeds and eating them in an attempt to suppress the appetite is a terrible idea! Some people have tried this, and believe me, hoodia seeds are nothing like the whole plant. They just don't work the same, plus they're more expensive than buying a good hoodia weight loss pill.
Having said that – hoodia seeds are available online. Growing your own hoodia from seeds is extremely difficult, however. Hoodia thrives in the Kalahari desert – and most of America doesn't have especially Kalahari-like weather. Even commercial planters in Africa had a great deal of difficulty in cultivating the hoodia, and they were in the right region. Despite all this, hoodia gordonii is the easiest of all hoodias to grow!
Hoodia is a USDA Zone 11 perennial. Hoodia sprouts better from root cuttings than from seeds. Cuttings are not readily available in the United States.
Hoodia takes 5-7 years to fully mature and flower. And when it does, you get a relatively unattractive brown blossom that smells like rotten meat. Hoodia is pollinated by flies rather than bees.
If you're still set on trying to cultivate your hoodia from seeds, then here is one online source of hoodia seeds: http://www.hoodiaseeds.us/
Note that hoodia seeds are expensive. Learn about how to grow hoodia here.
We recommend hoodia for weight loss rather than for gardening.
