Cactus should wear Sandals!

I have had these hardy Alberta prickly pear cactus have been growing in the garden for the past 17 years. A couple of years ago, I put some into some old shoes. When we had the garden centre, on of the greenhouse growers would bring old shoes with hens and chickens (Sempervivum spp.) Well why not grow cactus in some old shoes? Especially since I had some old shoes. And the cactus root easily. This variety has yellow flowers.

I suppose since these cactus can survive the Canadian winters, they are quite comfortable in shoes. Just watch the thorns on these guys. They can be a pain.

Found a blog with only winter hardy cactus.