Winter Hardy Cacti

The Danish winter has been warm and damp this year with almost no snow nor frost. All this changed last week. A couple of days after the ver...

As mentioned in yesterdays Delosperma post , this winter has been extremely wet in Denmark but not very cold. All of my cacti, growing in u...

Well past the autumnal equinox the cacti are displaying a range of beautiful colors as they get ready for winter. Cylindropuntia whipplei Cy...

After a couple of weeks of almost summer-like temperatures in Denmark the Opuntia species growing in my unprotected bed has resumed growth. ...

My cacti are slowly recuperating as the growing season comes to a start. My regular Opuntias are all doing well; unfortunately my Cylindrop...

While waiting for the return of summer I’ll post a handful of photos of plants that flowered last year. I'll start with my Cylindropunti...

My Cylindropuntia viridiflora seems to be coping quite well with the cold and damp Danish winter. The plant pictured below is seemingly wei...

I can’t exactly say my cacti are basking in the sun – rather they are striving to endure the wet and cold Danish winter. The pictures below ...