Plant Heritage National Collections :British Cactus and Succulent Society

Why conserve cultivated plants?
When it’s gone it’s gone. Over decades and sometimes centuries, our nation’s dedicated gardeners have bred and cared for a rich diversity of garden plants. The genetic heritage contained in these living organisms can only be preserved by active gardeners. Plant Heritage.

The following collections of cacti and other succulents are mostly maintained by volunteer growers. Collections may not be open to the public on a regular basis, however many of them are glad to see visitors. Please check the Plant Heritage website for details of opening times, arranging a visit, entrance charges (if any) and other details before visiting.

Aeonium spp. and interspecific hybrids

Stephen J. White

Hampshire

Aeonium, Aichryson and Monanthes spp., cultivars & hybrids

Inverewe Garden, Highland

Aeonium subsp. and cultivars

Melanie Lewis

Shropshire

Agave

Mr G Bowman

Gloucestershire

Aloe and Gasteria

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeenshire

Aloe and Gasteria (hybrids raised by Peter Brandham)

Abbey Brook Cactus Nursery

Derbyshire

Astroloba (incl. Poellnitzia)

Daniel Jackson & Robert Scott

Surrey

Cheiridopsis spp.

Nick Pengelly

Wrexham

Conophytum

Abbey Brook Cactus Nursery

Derbyshire

Copiapoa

North of England Zoological Society

Cheshire

Crassula subsp.

Amanda Whittaker

Hampshire

*Echeveria* ‘Doris Taylor’ © Plant Heritage

Echeveria (incl. Pachyphytum, × Pachyveria, × Graptoveria and Graptopetalum)

Mrs Heather Hiley

Cornwall

Echeveria, Graptopetalum and Pachyphytum subsp. and hybrids

Mr M Ambler

Isle of Skye

*Echinopsis* ‘Gilly’s Favourite’ © Plant Heritage

Echinopsis (Abbey Brook hybrid and Schick collections)

Abbey Brook Cactus Nursery

Derbyshire

Epiphyllum (hybrids raised by Eric Hodkinson)

Abbey Brook Cactus Nursery

Derbyshire

Gasteria

Daniel Jackson and Robert Scott

Surrey

Haworthia

Daniel Jackson and Robert Scott

Surrey

Haworthia subsp.

Mr H C K Mak

Manchester

Haworthiopsis subsp.

Abbey Brook Cactus Nursery

Derbyshire

Jovibarba (bred by Cornelius Versteeg)

Mr and Mrs R Stephenson

Northumberland

*Jovibarba heuffelii* ‘Black Star’ © H Wills

Jovibarba heuffelii cultivars

Mr H Wills

Devon

Jovibarba subsp.

Mr. H. Wills

Devon

Lewisia

Ashwood Nurseries

West Midlands

Lithops subsp.

Abbey Brook Cactus Nursery

Derbyshire

*Mammillaria grahamii* © Plant Heritage stock image

Mammillaria subsp.

Mr C Davies

Oxfordshire

Matucana

North of England Zoological Society

Cheshire

Rebutia, Aylostera and Weingartia (incl. Sulcorebutia)

Paul Doyle

Aberdeenshire

Sedum (incl. Hylotelephium, Petrosedum, Phedimus, Prometheum and Rhodiola)

Mr & Mrs R Stephenson

Northumberland

Sempervivum cultivars

Mr H Wills

Devon

Sempervivum subsp.

Mr H Wills

Devon

Thelocactus

Mr Martin Doorbar

Hampshire

Turbinicarpus

North of England Zoological Society

Cheshire

Yucca

Renishaw Hall

Derbyshire

Yucca

Mr. C. Smith

Cambridgeshire

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