Growing cold-resistant cacti in Switzerland?

It's possible. Join me!

Welcome to Swiss Cold Hardy Cactus! Here you'll find out how to grow cold-hardy cacti in Switzerland.

Please feel free to browse my website and subscribe to my mailing list to receive website and webshop updates.

My blog will also introduce you to topics that interest me.

Finally, you can also contact me via the contact form. I speak English too.

Enjoy your visit!

Next market on May 9, 2026

Spring Market

Fribourg Botanical Garden

I will be participating in the Spring Market at the Fribourg Botanical Garden on May 9, 2026. Cacti, caudex plants, and carnivorous plants will be on sale, as well as the usual accessories.

Free admission

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

About Swiss Cold Hardy Cactus

Swiss Cold Hardy Cactus welcomes you. The primary purpose of my website is to share information about growing cold-hardy cacti outdoors. My advice and articles are based on my empirical knowledge and extensive research over the years in French and English-language literature. I also enjoy exchanging ideas with other enthusiasts.

My favorite genus is Echinocereus, but I also love Pediocactus, Escobaria, Austrocactus, and other genera whose hardiness is often overlooked. The hardy cacti page provides specific advice for each genus.

As I love unusual plants, I also grow carnivorous plants such as hardy Droseras and Sarracenias. I also grow live sphagnum moss, which is useful for carnivorous plants and for taking cuttings. I also have tropical orchids and caudex plants such as Adenium, Dorstenia, and Uncarina.

I have been sowing seeds for several years to obtain certain species that are more difficult to find. I regularly have surplus seedlings that I offer on my webshop. On request, I can also take on search mandates for a plant that you particularly want.

If you are interested, please feel free to contact me using the form and subscribe to the mailing list to stay informed.

Enjoy your visit!

Vince

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