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Winter Hardy Cacti

The JLBG collection includes about 40 genera, 243 species with 85 varieties and subspecies, 26 nothospecies, 27 hybrids, 16 unknown, 713 clones

Since Tony took his first trip to the Southwestern US in the mid 1960, and had a close encounter with a a jumping cholla (Cylindropuntia fulgida), he was hooked. As OCD people do, one of the missions of JLBG became to see how many different cactus will survive outdoors in our cold wet winter climate. Much time has been spent creating special habitats, which are required by some species.

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