Are there flowering plants that will grow in cactus gardens?

My boyfriend moved into a house with a cactus garden and it's so ugly. He likes it and will only let me remove some of it as it has grown like a vine. I don't know what kind of cactus but it's leaves are oval, about 5 inches long and 3 inches wide. It has 1cm spikes and little hairy prickly things that stick to your glove when you weed it. I'm hoping to at least plant some flowering perennials or annuals but want to make sure they'll survive. I live in Maryland (zone 7) and the area gets about 4-5 hours of sun a day.





Thanks for your help





Andrea

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersSoil, fertilization and watering requirements are usually pretty different between cacti and traditional flowering plants, so it's hard for them to co-exist.


Have you considered putting one or more decorative pots or planters around the garden area? Then you'd have your choice of hundreds of different full-sun annuals and perennials, and you could tailor the conditions in the pots just for them.


By the way, the cactus you describe sounds like it could be a variety of prickly pear - if you're interested, you can see pictures at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prickly_pea...books authors