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