Gransnet forums

Gardening

Cacti

(7 Posts)
Ngaio1 Mon 17-Aug-20 21:11:28

I have a collection now and would like to house them in one place for ease of care and effect when they are flowering. I have a courtyard garden and not much room. Any suggestions, please? Thank you

CanadianGran Mon 17-Aug-20 21:38:46

How about a tiered table or shelf? Or just group them all together, using pots that are similar, and tier them by height in a sunny corner?

gillybob Mon 17-Aug-20 22:36:10

I love my Cacti and succulents Ngaiol and have “quite a few” . Some I keep together on a kind of large platter design and the rest are just scattered around various shelves in the house . I can’t really have them outside as the temperatures here on the NE coast are pretty poor . I do like CanadianGran’s idea though smile

Whitewavemark2 Mon 17-Aug-20 23:11:21

There is a cacti nursery near us.

The flowers are spectacular.

NanTheWiser Wed 19-Aug-20 17:29:40

Well, I have two large greenhouses full of cacti and succulents (have been growing them for over 40 years), and my advice is to make sure they get as much light as you can give them, they won’t flower otherwise.

You could get a tiered stand for them - Amazon usually has a selection.

BlueBelle Wed 19-Aug-20 17:43:16

I found a few bobbles on my daughters floor ( I think it’s called string of pearls) and put them in a pot and now have a growing plant about 6 months old They have not hung over yet still standing proud ??

Ngaio1 Fri 21-Aug-20 19:43:58

Thank you everyone. The tiers look great. I love "string of Pearls". I had one years ago.