Cactus of the year

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The Cactus of the Year has been named by the German Cactus Society , the Society of Austrian Cactus Friends and the Swiss Cactus Society since 2008 . Species and genera are selected that are particularly popular, easy to care for and representative of the passion for collecting cacti .

Previous cacti of the year

year German name scientific name Illustration
2008 Gold ball cactus Echinocactus grusonii
2008 gold ball cactus
2009 Queen of the Night Selenicereus grandiflorus
2009 Queen of the Night
2010 Farmer cactus Echinopsis eyriesii
2010 Farmer's Cactus
2011 Leaf cactus Epicactus
2011 leaf cactus
2012 Sea urchin cactus Astrophytum asterias
2012 sea urchin cactus
2013 Silver candle cactus Cleistocactus strausii
2013 silver candle cactus
2014 Schlumbergera truncata
2014 Schlumbergera truncata
2015 Mother's day cactus Mammillaria zeilmanniana
2015 Mammillaria zeilmanniana
2016 Discocactus horstii
2016 Discocactus horstii
2017 Carnegiea gigantea
2017 Carnegiea gigantea
2018 Echinopsis chamaecereus
2018 Echinopsis chamaecereus
2019 Opuntia ficus-indica
2019 Opuntia ficus-indica
2020 Pachycereus marginatus
2020 Pachycereus marginatus

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