How hardy are the Cactus and other hardy succulents?



For hardiness on Yucca please look here: "Benny's Yucca page; Yucca hardiness"



The hardiness-list is based on cultivation in Northern Denmark. In other climates the hardiness might be different. If you want to know how the climate is in Northern Denmark, you can look at my "climate page", or visit Netscape's weather page so you can see how the current weather situation is 50 KM south of here, the city Aalborg is near the largest Fjord in Denmark, so this place may be a little warmer and wetter than up here.


The list is not a complete list of hardy Cactus and other hardy succulents, but are based on what I have had success with in my area!


Hardiness:
This is for mature plants in good health and culture (it's very important that the soil is quite dry, before the plants are exposed to frost!!)

14 - No frost at all, fatal, keep above 5C.
15 - Occasional light frost, at night down to -2C, during the day above 5C.
16 - Frequent moderate frost, at night down to -7C, during the day above 5C.
17 - Very frost hardy, at night down to -12C, during the day above 0C.
18 - Often snow-covered, safe down to -20C, can withstand temperatures below freezing for a long period of time!
19 - Hardy in the garden here in Denmark
19-20 Hardy in the garden here in Denmark, if the plant is protected against winter moisture with a sheet of glass! will do very   well in a frame that are covered during the winter.
20 - Hardy in the garden here in Denmark, if the bed is protected against winter moisture!
20-21 Not hardy in the here in Denmark, but if grown in pots that are outside from late April to mid September and stored dry inside an unheated greenhouse in the winter, or planted inside an unheated greenhouse.
21 - Hardy in an unheated greenhouse here in Denmark. (in pots or planted in a well drained bed).
22 - Not very hardy, but can be grown in large pots, that are outside in the summer, and are stored dry and frost free during the winter.

The links will take you to a picture of the plant in the photo gallery.
 
Genus: Species: cultivation type: hardiness Notes:
Agave lechuguilla 21 16 in a well drained bed
Agave havardiana 21 17 in a well drained bed
Agave parryi 21 17 in a well drained bed
Agave parryi var. neomexicana 21 17 in a well drained bed
Agave utahensis var. eborispina 21 17 in a well drained bed
Agave utahensis var. kaibabensis 20 18 in a well drained bed
Agave utahensis var. nevadensis 21 17 in a well drained bed
Agave  utahensis var. utahensis 21 17 in a well drained bed
Aloinopsis spathulata 21 17 in a well drained bed
Austrocactrus gracilis 21 17 in a well drained bed
Chamaecereus silvestrii 21 17 in a well drained bed
Coryphantha echinus 21 16-17 in pots
Crassula milfordiae 19-20 18 in a well drained bed or pots in a frame
Cylindropuntia davisii 20 18 in pots
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa 21 17
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. arborescens 20 18
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. arborescens 'Cristata' 20 18
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. arborescens 'Red Tower' 20 18
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. arborescens 'White Tower' 20 18
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. arborescens forma albiflora 20 18
Cylindropuntia kleiniae 21 18
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis 21 18
Cylindropuntia spinosior 21 17
Cylindropuntia viridiflora 20 18
Cylindropuntia whipplei 21 18
Cylindropuntia whipplei forma minor 21 18
Cylindropuntia whipplei var. montana (name invalid) 21 18
Delosperma cooperi 19 18
Delosperma nubrigenum HORT 20 18 
Delosperma nubrigenum  20 18
Delosperma sp. ' white flowers ' 21 18
Drosanthemum hispidum ?
Echinocactus xeranthemoides ? ?
Echinocereus albispinus 21 18
Echinocereus baileyi
Echinocereus caespitosus 20 18
Echinocereus caespitosus var. castaneus 21 18
Echinocereus chloranthus 21 18
Echinocereus chloranthus var. cylindricus 21 18
Echinocereus chloranthus var. cylindricus forma correllii 21 18
Echinocereus chloranthus var. russanthus 21 18
Echinocereus coccineus 20 18
Echinocereus coccineus var. gurneyi 20 18
Echinocereus coccineus var. paucispinus 21 18
Echinocereus dasyacanthus 21 18
Echinocereus davisii 21 18
Echinocereus fendleri 21 18
Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri 21-22 16
Echinocereus fendleri var. rectispinus 21 18
Echinocereus ledingii 21 17
Echinocereus reichenbachii 'Oklahomensis' = caespitosus 21 18
Echinocereus reichenbachii var. albispinus = Echinocereus albispinus 21 18
Echinocereus reichenbachii var. baileyi = Echinocereus baileyi 20 18
Echinocereus reichenbachii var. perbellus 21 18
Echinocereus roemeri 21 18
Echinocereus rosei 21 18
Echinocereus triglochidiatus 19-20 18
Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Sub Nudus' 21 18
Echinocereus triglochidiatus f. inermis 19-20 18
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus 21 18
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. gonacanthus 20 18
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. gurneyi 20 18
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. melanacanthus 20 18
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. mojavensis 19-20 18
Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. mojavensis forma inermis 19-20 18
Echinocereus viridiflorus 19-20 18
Echinocereus viridiflorus ' Spinosior ' 20 18
Echinocereus X caespitosus X triglochidiatus 'Sub Nudus' F:1 hybrid ?
Echinocereus X coccineus X viridiflorus F:1 hybrid ?
Echinocereus X fendleri X triglochidiatus 'Sub Nudus' F:1 hybrid ?
Echinocereus X roetteri ?
Echinocereus X triglochidiatus var. mojavensis X rosei F:1 hybrid ?
Echinocereus X triglochidiatus var. mojavensis X reichenbachii var. albispinus F:1 hybrid ?
Echinocereus X viridiflorus X coccineus F:1 hybrid ?
Echinocereus X viridiflorus X triglochidiatus var. mojavensis F:1 hybrid ?
Echinomastus dasyacanthus 21 17
Escobaria minima 21 (20) 17-18
Escobaria missouriensis 21 18
Escobaria missouriensis ssp. navajoensis 21 17
Escobaria missouriensis var. caespitosa 21 18
Escobaria sneedii 20 18
Escobaria vivipara 20 18
Escobaria vivipara var. arizonica 20 18
Escobaria vivipara var. bisbeana 21 18
Escobaria vivipara var. kaibabensis 21 18
Escobaria vivipara var. neomexicana 20 18
Escobaria X vivipara var. neomexicana X missouriensis F:1 hybrid ?
Escobaria X vivipara var. arizonica X missouriensis F:1 hybrid ? ?
Escobaria X vivipara var. arizonica X missouriensis F:1 hybrid ? ?
Ferocactus hamatacanthus 22 16
Ferocactus wislizenii 22 16 
Grusonia clavata 21 18
Grusonia pulchella 21 18
Gymnocalysium bruchii 21 17
Gymnocalysium
Gymnocalysium gibosum var., nigrum 21 17
Hesperaloe parviflora 21 ?
Jovibarba arenaria 19 18
Jovibarba hirta ssp. glabrescens 19 18
Lewisia brachycalyx 19 18
Lewisia columbiana 19 18
Lewisia columbiana ssp. rupicola 19 18
Lewisia columbiana ssp. rupicola ' Rosea ' 19 18
Lewisia congdonii 19 18
Lewisia cotyledon 19 18
Lewisia cotyledon forma alba 19 18
Lewisia cotyledon ssp. heckneri 19 18
Lewisia longipetala 19 18
Lewisia nevadensis 19 18
Lewisia oppositifolia ' Dwarf form ' 19 18
Lewisia pygmaea 19 18
Lewisia rediviva 19 18
Lewisia sierrae 19 18
Lewisia tweedyi 19-20 18
Maihuenia patagonica 21 18
Maihuenia poeppegii 20 18
Maihuenia tehuelches = patagonica 21 18
Maihuenopsis darwinii 21 18
Mammillaria heyderi var. applanata 21 17
Mammillaria meiacantha 21 17-18 mine died after a wet winter with high humidity
Mammillaria wrightii 21 17-18
Mammillaria wrightii var. wilcoxii 21 17
Manfreda virginica ? ?
Navajoa maia 21 18
Navajoa peeblesianus 'Maja' 21 18
Navajoa peeblesianus ssp. fickeisenii 21 18
Navajoa peeblesianus var. menzelii 21 18
Neolloidia johnsonii var. lutescens 21 17
Opuntia 'Apache' 19-20  18
Opuntia 'Budapest' 19 18
Opuntia 'Claude Arno' 19-20  18
Opuntia 'Flora Rosea' 19-20  18
Opuntia 'Georg Sydow' 19-20 18
Opuntia 'Haestrup ' 19 18
Opuntia 'Rutilans' 19 18
Opuntia 'Smithwick' 19 18
Opuntia 'Super Rutila' 19-20  18
Opuntia arenaria 21 18
Opuntia aurea 20  18
Opuntia aurea forma nicholii 21 18
Opuntia basilaris 21 18
Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada 21 18
Opuntia basilaris var. heilii ? 21 18
Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata 21 18
Opuntia basilaris var. ramosa 21 18
Opuntia basilaris var. woodburyi = O. aurea 21 18
Opuntia cymochila 20 18
Opuntia cymochila ' Malpais Glory ' 20 18
Opuntia decumbens 21 18
Opuntia drumondii 21 18
Opuntia engelmanii var. cyclodes 20 18
Opuntia fragilis ' brooksii' 19 18
Opuntia fragilis 'Bronze Beauty ' 19-20  18
Opuntia fragilis 'Devil Thumb' 19-20 18
Opuntia fragilis 'Little Grey Mound' 19-20  18
Opuntia fragilis 'Smørblomst' 19 18
Opuntia fragilis "Wenatchee" 19-20 18
Opuntia fragilis forma brachycantha 19-20  18
Opuntia fragilis forma caespitosa 19-20  18
Opuntia fragilis forma denudata 19-20  18
Opuntia fragilis forma denudata PINK 19-20  18
Opuntia fragilis var. fragilis 19 18
Opuntia fragilis var. fragilis ' b' 19-20  18
Opuntia fragilis X polyacantha 19-20  18
Opuntia gilvescens 19-20  18
Opuntia grandiflora 21 18
Opuntia humifusa 19 18
Opuntia humifusa 'NKS 130' 19 18
Opuntia humifusa mini form ? 18
Opuntia humifusa var. pollardii 19-20  18
Opuntia littoralis var. martiniana 19-20 18
Opuntia loomisii 20 18
Opuntia mackensenii 20 18
Opuntia macrocentra var. castatteri 21 17
Opuntia macrorhiza 19 18
Opuntia macrorhiza var. spaerocarpa 19-20  18
Opuntia macrorhiza var. stenochila 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha 'Plum' 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha 'Rubrispina' 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. ' Arenacea ' 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. ' Major ' 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. ' Sylvatica ' 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. camanchica 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. camanchica f. albispina ? 19-20 18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. gigantea 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. longispina 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. major 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. nigricans 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. paucispina 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. pierci 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. rubra 19-20  18
Opuntia phaeacantha var. tenuispina 19-20  18
Opuntia polyacantha ' Carmin ' 19 18
Opuntia polyacantha ' Chartreuse' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha ' X200 Baby ' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha 'Colorado Red' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha 'Crystal Tide' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha 'Orange Glory' 20 18
Opuntia polyacantha 'Orange Nebraska' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha 'Red Glory' 20 18
Opuntia polyacantha 'Utah Sunset' 20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea 'Red spine Grizzly Bear' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea forma ursina 21 18  
Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina ' Roseiflora ' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina ' Rubrispina ' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina ' Porcupine ' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. juniperina 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacntha var. polyacantha
Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha  19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha 'Greenhorn' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha 'Purple Knight ' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha 'xanthostemma elegans' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha 'xanthostemma Jena' 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha cv. pisciformis 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha cv. shumaniana 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha cv. rosea 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha cv. xanthostemma rosea 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina = var. polyacantha 19 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. schweriana 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha var. utahensis 19-20 18
Opuntia polyacantha X fragilis 19-20 18
Opuntia pottsii 19-20 18
Opuntia pottsii var. montana 19-20 18
Opuntia pottsii X phaeacantha 19-20 18
Opuntia pusilla 21  18
Opuntia rutila 19-20 18
Opuntia sandiana 21 18
Opuntia sanguinicula 21 17
Opuntia santa rita 21 17
Opuntia sp. nov. (from CO, SD & NB) (O. ogallalae, name not published yet!) 19-20 18 HUGE flowers!
Opuntia stanleyi 21 17
Opuntia tardospina 19-20 18
Opuntia tortispina 19 18
Opuntia tortispina ' Dwarf form ' 19-20 18
Opuntia trichophora 19-20 18
Opuntia trichophora nova 19-20 18
Opuntia woodsii 20 18
Opuntia xcolumbiana 19-20 18
Opuntia xanthostemma 'Rosea' = polyacantha var. rhodantha cv. xanthostemma rosea 19-20 18
Opuntia zuniensis 19-20 18
Orostachys furysii 20 18
Orostachys  iwargenge 19-20 18
Orostachys spinosa 19-20 18
Pediocactus bradyi 21 18
Pediocactus bradyi ssp. despainii 21 18
Pediocactus bradyi ssp. winkleri 21 18
Pediocactus nigrispinus ssp nigrispinus 21 18
Pediocactus paradinei 21 18
Pediocactus sileri 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii f. campestris 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii f. dinosauriensis 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii f. flaminggorgensis 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii f. kuenzleri 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii f. montanus 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii ssp. bensonii 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii ssp. campestris 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii ssp. idahoensis 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii ssp. indraianus 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii ssp. robustior 21 18
Pediocactus simpsonii ssp. simpsonii 21 18
Phemeranthus confertiflorus 20 18
Phemeranthus sediforme 19 18
Phemeranthus spirescens 19-20 18
Phemeranthus validulus 21 17
Polianthes virginica ? ?
Rhodiola algida 19 18
Rhodiola arctica 19 18
Rhodiola semenowii 19 18
Sclerocactus parviflorus 21 18
Sclerocactus pubispinus 21 18
Sclerocactus wetlandicus ssp. ilseae 21 18
Sclerocactus whipplei 21 18
Sclerocactus wrightiae 21 18
Sedum acre 19 18
Sedum album 19 18
Sedum anacamperos 19 18
Sedum bupleuroides 19 18
Sedum cauticolum 19 18
Sedum dasyphyllum 19 18
Sedum dasyphyllum var. microphyllum 19 18
Sedum divergens 19 18
Sedum kamtschaticum f. variegata 19 18
Sedum lanseolatum 19 18
Sedum minimum 19 18
Sedum oreganum var. procumbens 19 18
Sedum pachyclados 19 18
Sedum reflexum 19 18
Sedum reflexum f. cristata 19 18
Sedum reflexum variegata cristata 19 18
Sedum spathulifolium 19 18
Sedum spurium 19 18
Sedum tartarinowii 19 18
Sedum telephium 19 18
Sempervivum ' Alpha ' 19 18
Sempervivum ' Beta ' 19 18
Sempervivum ' Cleveland ' 19 18
Sempervivum ' Director Jacobs ' 19 18
Sempervivum ' Gamma ' 19 18
Sempervivum ' Grey Ladies ' 19 18
Sempervivum ' Majlands Hybrid ' 19 18
Sempervivum ' Red & Green ' f. cristata 19 18
Sempervivum ' Red & Green ' 19 18
Sempervivum ' Rose Agnes ' 19 18
Sempervivum ' Thomayeri ' 19 18
Sempervivum ' Westelin ' 19 18
Sempervivum 'Limelight' 19 18
Sempervivum 'Rosie' 19 18
Sempervivum allionii 19 18
Sempervivum arachnoideum 19 18
Sempervivum arachnoideum v. tomentosum 19 18
Sempervivum ballsii 19 18
Sempervivum calcareum 19 18
Sempervivum dzhavachischvilii 19 18
Sempervivum kosanii 19 18
Sempervivum mamoreum var. dinaricum 19 18
Sempervivum montanum var. stiriacum 19 18
Sempervivum pseudoornatum 19 18
Sempervivum reginae-amaliae 19 18
Sempervivum rubrifolium 19 18
Sempervivum schnittspahnii 19 18
Sempervivum settilum rubrifolium 19 18
Sempervivum vicentei 19 18
Sempervivum violaceum 19 18
Sempervivum x barbululatum cv. hookeri 19 18
Tephrocactus articulatus 21 17
Tephrocactus haematacantha 21 17
Tephrocactus verschaffeldtii 21 17
Toumeya papyracantha 21 18
Yucca look at  "Benny's Yucca page; Yucca hardiness"


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