As usual, the cactus flowers have been beautiful this year. This potted Beavertail Cactus has been blooming this week. Last year this particular cactus sat on a deck that received a full day's worth of sun throughout the spring. This year it spent its springtime days in a place that received only morning sun. Consequently this year, the cactus produced only three blooms compared to it's fifteen last year. Still, the flowers are a complete delight.

This cactus does just fine in a pot. It stays outside year round and has never suffered from the cold nights of winter. As the plant grows, we periodically snip off one or two of it's big fat leaves, let them harden for a few days, then plant them either in the ground, or in containers. The new growth is always a nice rich green.

We usually carry hardy Beavertail cactus at the nursery. They are perfect for xeric landscapes and rock gardens and they add interest in your cactus container collection.