Cold hardy cactus on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013-03-31

Winter 2016/17 -30°C(-22°F),no demage.

Cold hardy cactus blooms after winter on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013.07.05

Cold hardy cactus blooms after winter on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013.07.05

Cold hardy cactus on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013-03-31.

Winter 2016/17 -30°C(-22°F),no demage.

Cold hardy cactus after winter on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013.06.30

Cold hardy cactus on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013-03-31

Winter 2016/17 -30°C(-22°F),no demage.

Cold hardy cactus after winter on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013.06.30

Cold hardy cactus blooms after winter on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013.07.05

Cold hardy cactus after winter on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013.06.30

Cold hardy cactus on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013-03-31

Winter 2016/17 -30°C(-22°F),no demage.

Echinocereus viridiflorus DJF932,Weld County CO. 4X,

Echinocereus viridiflorus Santa Ana CO,NM 1X

Bought at the Prague cactus show 2014.

Cold hardy cactus on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013-03-31

Winter 2016/17 -30°C(-22°F),no demage.

Echinocereus viridiflorus DJF932,Weld County CO. 4X,

Echinocereus viridiflorus Santa Ana CO,NM 1X

Bought at the Prague cactus show 2014.

Echinocereus viridiflorus DJF932,Weld County CO. 4X,

Echinocereus viridiflorus Santa Ana CO,NM 1X

Bought at the Prague cactus show 2014.

Growing in #MidAtlantic #Zone6b in #PartShade. 😎 Plants are all still loaded with fruits, but there aren't going to be too many more that ripen before frost. From the left, they are #Serrano, #NewMexico64L, #Poblano and #GiantMarconi (sweet).

Cold hardy cactus blooms after winter on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013.07.05

Cold hardy cactus blooms after winter on my balcony (zone6b).Min temperature during winter this year -25°C(-13°F) 2013.07.05

My Garden

Borger, TX

My Garden

Borger, TX

My Chinese Fan Palm after the cold winter 2017-2018

Red Banana planted 2018

My Garden

Borger, TX

www.americanmeadows.com/dahlia-kogana-fubuki

Trachycarpus Fortunei Windmill Fan Palm planted 2018 very cold hardy but still needs to be boxed in for winter

Elephant Ear, planted 2018

This housed my Chinese Fan Palm all winter 2017-2018, it was a very cold winter down to -27c.

Wood frame with foam and 2 inch thick Styrofoam for insulating, plastic over top of foam.

Here you see inside the palm shelter with the front and roof off.

Hosta 'Invincible' is often the first hosta up in our yard (zone 6b) and so it is this year. An important milestone when counting the progress of this year's garden.

Cordyline Red Sister planted 2018, a Hawaiin plant

My Garden

Borger, TX