The Amateurs’ Digest Archive
“When you fall in love with succulents … one plant is never enough!” — Marina Welham, Editor
First, The Amateurs' Digest, and now The Cactophile Network:  "The Hobbyist's First Choice".
“The Amateurs’ Digest … what I liked about it was that it had a very ‘down to earth’ ethos ...” — Anthony Murphy, UK

Hot Plants for Cool Places

Echinopsis species, . Plant, Photo and Comments:  Lee Mullen, UK

Echinopsis species. Plant, Photo and Comments:  Lee Mullen, UK.

An Echinopsis sp.  flowering now outdoors in my garden in Chester, Cheshire, UK.  This species of cactus does not get any protection from cold/rain, except for sharp drainage at the roots.

I find most Echinopsis/Trichocerei hardy in damp cool climates like mine.  20.8.00

Orostachys Spinosus, a Succulent That Takes Cold Down to -35C (-30F) by Mario Couvreur, Belgium.