Glenhirst Cactus Nursery UK - Hardy Cacti & Succulents

Hardy Cacti

Hardy cacti tolerate life in the garden well and certainly make for an interesting and unusual display. They originate from colder areas and so have more frost resistance. Cacti can stand cold conditions only when dry, so they need to be planted in raised and free draining positions, preferably south facing.

Sample photographs of each cactus are available by clicking on the plant name. After viewing a photo, just click the back button on your web browser to return to this page.

See our book on “Growing Cacti and Other Succulents in the Garden” for lots more information on hardy plants and advice on other appropriate architectural plants like palms and bamboos for the exotic garden.

PLANT CODE	PLANT NAME	DESCRIPTION	ADD TO BASKET
815 £2.45	ECHINOCEREUS REICHENBACHII BAILEYII	white spines tinged pink, large light purple flowers. Hardy outside in the UK
1056 £2.45	GYMNOCALYCIUM BRUCHII	choice miniature, clustering species with lilac flowers
1088 £2.45	GYMNOCALYCIUM GIBBOSUM	olive green, sometimes almost black, plants with 6 to 7cm long white flowers. Hardy outside in the UK
2111 £2.95	OPUNTIA CHLOROTICA (ROOTED PLANT)	large bluish-green stems on a branching stem up to 2m tall. Large yellow flowers, hardy outside in the UK. Sometimes used for tortoise food.
2126.1 £2.45	OPUNTIA HORSTII	circular pads up to 7cm in diameter, bluish grey suffused violet towards the edges. Shrubby and low growing. Hardy in much of the UK.
2127.3 £2.45	OPUNTIA IMBRICATA	strongly-spined, tall, branching cylindrical stems up to 3m tall, with purple and yellow flowers. Hardy in the UK
2139 £2.75	OPUNTIA PHAEACANTHA	bushy plants with oval pads. Hardy outside in GB on a well drained site. Yellow flowers
2239.1 £4.25	PEDIOCACTUS SIMPSONII	rare. Globular up to 15cm in diameter with short cream spines. 3cm long yellow or pink flowers. Hardy unprotected in many parts of the UK

Hardy Succulents

Many of the hardy “Other Succulents” are more tolerant of the cold than the true cacti. Some crassulas, aloes, agaves and delospermas will grow happily in almost any position, while others will flourish in a raised and free draining position.

Sample photographs of each succulent are available by clicking on the plant name. After viewing a photo, just click the back button on your web browser to return to this page.

See our book on “Growing Cacti and Other Succulents in the Garden” for lots more information on hardy plants and advice on other appropriate architectural plants like palms and bamboos for the exotic garden.

PLANT CODE	PLANT NAME	DESCRIPTION	ADD TO BASKET
3035 £2.45	AGAVE ANGUSTIFOLIA	rosettes of straight stiff leaves, light grey; grows up to 1m high and the same across. Produces numerous offsets. Will stand a few degrees of frost. Does well in a pot.
3028.4 £2.45	AGAVE CELSII	beautiful rosettes of grey-green leaves up to 60cm long and gracefully upturned. Hardy down to -11C if kept dry. Worth a try in UK gardens for winter hardiness in wet conditions.
3035.1 £2.45	AGAVE DESERTI	banded, rigid blue green leaves in rosettes up to 37cm high and 50cm across. Will survive temperatures down to -10 degrees C if kept dry.
3035.4 £2.45	AGAVE GHIESBREGHTII	15 inch long leaves, dark green with a thin grey horny edge. Hardy down to at least -4 degrees C.
3032.3 £2.75	AGAVE NEOMEXICANA	one of the hardiest of all the agaves. It forms rosettes of grey-green, long, narrow leaves up to 45cm long. Produces many offsets.
3032.1 £2.95	AGAVE PALMERI	narrow, grey-green leaves forming large rosettes. A large specimen looks good as a tub display for garden or patio. Hardy outside in the UK.
3033 £2.45	AGAVE PARRYI	compact rosettes up to 80 cm in diameter. Long tapering leaves with a grey bloom. Hardy outside in the UK
3032.5 £2.45	AGAVE SALMIANA FEROX	an outstanding ornamental agave that, in time, grows very large. A rosette of dark green glossy leaves armed with 'teeth'. It may be hardy in some parts of the UK given a well drained sunny site.
3032.6 £2.45	AGAVE SCABRA	a distinctive and graceful plant with long grey upright leaves. It may be hardy in some parts of the UK, but must be in well drained soil. It grows 1 metre tall and 1.5 metres wide
3033.8 £2.45	AGAVE STRIATA	very narrow leaves up to 24cm long and glaucous green. Forms extensive clumps. Frost hardy in a well drained site in the UK.
3034 £2.45	AGAVE TOUMEYANA	narrow pointed leaves with white markings and fine threads. Forms a rosette up to 50cm across. Hardy outside in the UK in a well-drained site.
3034.1 £2.45	AGAVE UTAHENSIS	grey-green tapering leaves forming rosettes up to 70cm across. Hardy outside in the UK in a well-drained site
3033.1 £2.45	AGAVE UTAHENSIS KAIBABENSIS	light green rosettes up to 1 metre across with long tapering leaves. Hardy outside in the UK
3035.2 £2.45	AGAVE UTAHENSIS V NEVADENSIS	a small growing form up to 25cm across and the same tall. Blue grey toothed leaves. One of the most cold hardy agaves, especially if kept dry.
3038 £2.45	ALOE ARISTATA (REGULAR)	narrow-leaved rosette, with a very tall flower stalk and orange red flowers. Hardy in a well-drained rockery.
3038a £3.50	ALOE ARISTATA (LARGE)	narrow-leaved rosette, with a very tall flower stalk and orange red flowers. Hardy in a well-drained rockery.
3041 £2.45	ALOE BROOMII	bright-green rosettes of broad, tapering leaves with spiky edges, up to 1m in diameter. Greenish-yellow flowers on a long stalk. Hardy outside in the Uk if given good drainage
3048.4 £3.50	ALOE STRIATULA	forms numerous stems up to 2 metres tall. Long thin tapering leaves. Yellow flowers on tall stem. Hardy in many parts of the UK.
3052 £2.45	ALOINOPSIS SETIFERA	bluish green thick leaved succulents related to Lithops. Golden yellow to salmon pink flowers. Hardy outside in many parts of the UK
3196 £2.45	COTYLEDON ORBICULATA	a small branching shrub with superb grey bloom on the leaves. Red and yellow flowers on a long stalk. Worth trying outside in milder parts of the UK. We have found that it will survive most winters if planted in a well-drained, sunny position. Good for conservatories or summer patio.
3260 £2.45	CRASSULA SARCOCAULON	a very nice bonsai subject if clipped with a pair of scissors. Pink flowers in summer. Will stand lots of frost and wet and makes an excellent rockery or patio container plant.
3268.1 £2.45	DASYLIRION TEXANUM	architectural plants which form a woody trunk topped with a rosette of long, very narrow leaves. The numerous flowers are produced on a large stalk. Hardy outside in Britain.
3268.4 £2.45	DASYLIRION WHEELERI	masses of narrow blue-green curving leaves on a short trunk. Hardy in some parts of the UK given a well drained site. Small flowers on a huge flower spike
3268.5 £2.45	DELOSPERMA BRUNTHALLERI	small pointed leaves in a tight clumping rosette. Violet-pink flowers. May be hardy in UK.
3325 £2.45	ECHEVERIA GLAUCA	grey-bloomed leaves in large rosettes, clustering, with rose pink flowers. Hardy in favourable sites in the UK.
3364 £2.45	ECHEVERIA PERLE VON NURNBERG	amazing purple leaved hybrid with geranium pink flowers. Good in a conservatory or on a patio for the summer. Does well bedded out for the summer. Will survive winters in the UK in a favourable site.
3624.2 £2.45	PUYA CHILENSIS	short, woody-stemmed shrub crowned by a dense rosette of long, tapering, arching leaves. Tubular metallic yellow flowers in a much branched stem. May be hardy in favourable sites in the UK.
3792 £2.95	YUCCA TORRYI	a hybrid between Yucca baccata and Yucca arizonica; trunk-forming with fleshy grey-green succulent leaves which twist and fray at the edges; hardy in the UK. Small plants.