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by **Ralf** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:18 pm

Believe it or not it's possible to cultivate hardy cacti outdoor in Germany. With some rules and rain protection during the winter it's usually easy to do.
Enjoy it.

Opuntia fragilis

Opuntia hystricina "Muenchen"

Echinocereus coccineus

Opuntia fragilis "Typ 111"

Echinocereus caespitosus var. minor

Echinocereus baileyi

Adios Amigos
Ralf

by **RayC** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:01 pm

WOW, very nice indeed

by **daiv** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:54 pm

Very well put together. Excellent arrangement of plants and rocks. Good contrast of color too!

by **iann** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:58 pm

Excellent, that's some very hardy cacti

by **apacholek10** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:10 pm

beautiful!

by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:09 pm

Great garden, Ralf! Beautiful plants.
I like cold hardy gardens, so many Opuntia possibilities :lol:

by **Andy_CT** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:35 am

Outstanding!

Maybe someday I'll try to protect mine from winter precipitation but I'm a purist I guess, only the toughest survive.

by **Tony** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:39 am

Very Nice!

by **peterb** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:56 am

Beautiful, Ralf! Look forward to more pics. Love those small Opuntia.

peterb

by **tumamoc** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:38 pm

Ralf,
That is some outstanding photography.

by **Charles** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:16 am

You and I have a lot in common. I grow hardy cactus in Reno, NV USA. What grows here grows in Germany, I think. I used to grow mostly Opuntia but found that many other cacti will tolerate harsh conditions. I only have a tiny number of Opuntia now. You have some nice plants.

by **Arjen** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:57 am

indeed, they all look very good! what do you do to shelter them if needed? and where in germany do you live? I would guess conditions could be quite the same as here.

by **cactuslee** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:04 pm

nice cacti you have done a wonderful job there

by **paulzie32** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:58 pm

Beautiful Garden! I'm Jealous!

Andy_Ct. You can have a garden just as nice and without protection in winters. I lived in Orange County, NY many years ago and had a great cold hardy garden. As long as there is good drainage (raised beds help), your plants should be fine! There's Plenty of cold hardy cactus gardeners in Connecticut.
If you want a good Cold Hardy Cactus Mailing list/Group, I can send you a link... Some really great people with Lots of Super Advice! They're the ones that helped me when I first discovered there were more cold hardy plants than just O. humifusa.

Paul

by **Charles** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:07 pm

Hi,
Please send me that cold hardy cactus group list.

I have a cold hardy cactus garden and with few Opuntia. I usyually have tons of seeds too if anyone wants them. My seeds are free and hardy.
Charles jcnreno@charter.net

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