Cactus, Luther Burbank Spineless Cutting Oputina hybrid Between 1907 and 1925, Luther Burbank introduced more that 60 varieties of spineless cacti. These were developed mostly from hybrids of varieties of the Indian fig (Opuntia ficus-indica) and the Mexican prickly pear (Opuntia tuna), and were offered in two main types: the fruiting varieties, grown for their variously colored and flavored prickly pears, and the forage varieties, grown for their edible pads (properly called thalli or nopalitos), which could be fed raw to livestock or cooked for human consumption. This cactus can grow to over 10' tall, however, in most northern areas it is more likely to grow to 5-6' tall. Staking may be necessary.  Hardy to USDA Zone 8 and is generally frost hardy down to 20 degrees once established, however, young plants may be more frost sensitive. Throughout Mexico and Central America, the young pads are peeled and fried or pickled. For more information on recipes and historical background of eating cacti please visit the Luther Burbank web page for this unique variety: http://www.lutherburbank.org/about-us/specialty-gardens/spineless-cactus We will send you a pad from a mother cactus that will need to be rooted, which is a fairly simple procedure of placing it in a gallon pot of potting soil and not watering until you observe new growth.  At this point is when new roots are growing.  Watering before this point will make it rot. You will receive more detailed growing instructions with your order. 1 Un-rooted Cactus Pad: $12.00...

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* Please note that we are taking a break shipping these until we figure out a better way to insure that we can mail them without damage en route. If you are local - we do have them available at the Tuesday Ashland Farmer's Market and the Saturday Grants Pass market.   Cactus, San Pedro Echinopsis pachanoi (syn. Trichocereus pachanoi) — Known as San Pedro cactus — is a fast-growing columnar cactus native to the Andes Mountains at 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft) in altitude. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, and it is cultivated in other parts of the world. Uses for it include traditional medicine and traditional veterinary medicine, and it is widely grown as an ornamental cactus. It has been used for healing and religious divination in the Andes Mountains region for over 3,000 years.[4] It is sometimes confused with its close relative Echinopsis peruviana (Peruvian torch cactus). San Pedro is an easy to grow cactus that can quickly grow to 5-6' tall in a pot.  In our experience it is hardy down to about 20 degrees (zone 9) so it should be brought indoors in winter if you live in a colder climate. We have been growing them in unheated greenhouses for over a decade where the outside temperatures may reach zero.  Once established they can produce magnificent larger, aromatic flowers.  They do have spines, but they are very diminutive.  We love growing them and marvel at their fast and unique growth patterns.  They can range from having 5 to up to 9 sides and will periodically morph on a single stalk! We offer unrooted 6" cuttings.  We have both tips and mid-sections.  Our best success in rooting them comes from laying them sideways on the soil in a 1-2 gallon pot of well drained potting soil.  Do not water until you see new growth- typically a bright green "bud" that will grow vertically from a horizontally planted cutting.  Tips may be put in the soil vertically and will resume growing upwards from the existing tip.  Once again - do not water until you see growth happening.  It may take 3-6 months, so please be patient.  Once it's growing and has roots, it likes water and will grow more quickly if watered regularly, although, being a cactus it is very drought tolerant. Tip Cutting: $25 Mid-section Cutting: $15...

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