prickly pear cactus no spikes Luther Burbank'S Thornless Opuntia Prickly Pear Prickly Plant

prickly pear cactus no spikes Luther Burbank'S Thornless Opuntia Prickly Pear Prickly PlantA unique, cold hardy, and nearly spineless nopal cactus, colloquially referred to as prickly pear. Plants bear numerous oblong, bluish green, 1 foot long pads, known as nopales or nopalitos, that have long been a staple of Mexican, Central American, and Southwestern cuisine. Gardeners are rewarded with 4 inch orange yellow flowers at the tips of the pads, which will go on to bear fleshy, bottom heavy reddish purple fruit, or tuna, their taste often

A unique, cold-hardy, and nearly spineless nopal cactus, colloquially referred to as prickly pear. Plants bear numerous oblong, bluish-green, 1 ½ foot long pads, known as nopales or nopalitos, that have long been a staple of Mexican, Central American, and Southwestern cuisine. Gardeners are rewarded with 4 inch orange-yellow flowers at the tips of the pads, which will go on to bear fleshy, bottom-heavy reddish-purple fruit, or tuna, their taste often likened to watermelon. Hybridized in the early 1900s by Luther Burbank from South American Seed. Extremely drought-tolerant plants should be planted in full sun. Hardy to below 20°F. 

Prickly Pears ship mid to late April in 3 ½ inch containers. Order early for best availability. Available only within the contiguous US.