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Cactus Collection

Cacti bring sculpture to a garden in a way no leafy plant can, and this collection keeps the choice simple: a handful of small collector globes from $17.95, including Silver Ball, Texas Nipple and Gym Ball Chin cactus, alongside advanced statement pieces such as Golden Barrel and the towering Cowboy and Candelabrum cactus. All of them want full sun, sharp drainage and very little of your time. Decide whether you are styling a pot or anchoring a garden bed, then choose your scale.

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How to choose from this collection

The range splits neatly in two. The small globes, Silver Ball, Black Cactus, Gym Ball Chin, Texas Nipple and Easter Lily Cactus, sit between $17.95 and $22.95 and are made for pots, sunny sills and massed bowl plantings. The statement pieces are the investment end: the classic Golden Barrel slowly forming its ribbed sphere, and the branching Cowboy, Candelabrum and African Cathedral Cactus, which are strictly succulent euphorbias rather than true cacti but ask for identical care and deliver instant desert architecture.

Where cacti work in Australian gardens

Dry summer climates are home ground: Perth, Adelaide and inland gardens grow them in open beds on sunshine alone. Humid subtropical and coastal gardens can grow them too, on two conditions: full sun, and drainage so sharp that water never sits at the roots. There, mounded free draining beds or pots under an eave beat flat garden soil. Most tolerate light frost while dry; in hard frost districts keep the small varieties in pots and move them under cover for winter. They pair naturally with our wider drought tolerant plants and succulent range.

Planting and care in real numbers

Use a cactus and succulent mix in pots, or open garden soil cut with a third coarse sand. Water deeply, then let the mix dry completely: every two to three weeks in summer, monthly or less in winter, and not at all through cool wet spells. Feed once in spring at half strength. Wear thick gloves and wrap larger plants in folded cardboard to move them, and treat euphorbia sap with respect, since it irritates skin and eyes. Our guide to low maintenance cacti for the front garden covers placement and styling.

Common questions

How fast do cacti grow?

Slowly, which is the point. A Golden Barrel adds perhaps 20 to 30mm of width a year, while the columnar euphorbias manage up to 30cm once settled. Buy close to the size you want to look at.

Why is my cactus going soft at the base?

Almost always overwatering or poor drainage. Stop watering and let the mix dry right out, then repot into grittier mix if the pot stays damp for more than a week.

Are they safe around children and pets?

Site the spiny globes and the euphorbias away from paths, play areas and dog runs, and never handle euphorbia sap with bare skin.