{"product_id":"opuntia-burbank-spineless","title":"Burbank Spineless Prickly Pear - Opuntia ‘Burbank Spineless’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBurbank Spineless Prickly Pear - Opuntia ‘Burbank Spineless’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the selection that came out of Luther Burbank's early twentieth century work on spineless cactus, bred so that the pads could be handled and used without the fierce armament of the wild forms. Flat blue green pads build outwards and upwards into a broad branching structure, topped in the warm months by large satiny yellow flowers followed by purple red fruit. As a landscape plant it is pure architecture: hard edged, sculptural and completely indifferent to heat and drought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Burbank Spineless Prickly Pear\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSculptural Pads\u003c\/strong\u003e: Broad flat segments stack into a strong graphic silhouette that suits contemporary and desert style design.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReduced Spination\u003c\/strong\u003e: Selected for the absence of long spines, though fine glochids can still be present in small numbers, so gloves remain sensible.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bright yellow bowl shaped blooms through spring and summer, followed by coloured fruit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtreme Drought Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stores its own water and will hold form through a rainless summer with no irrigation at all.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat and Reflected Glare\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives against hot walls, paving and gravel where nearly everything else scorches.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArid and Gravel Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: The defining structural plant of a dry, mineral, low input planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHot Wall Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Positioned against a north or west facing wall it uses reflected heat rather than suffering from it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSculptural Container\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reads strongly in a wide, shallow, sharply drained bowl.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance Commercial Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles neglect, heat and no irrigation in unattended beds.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and summer, into warm dry soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very sharp drainage. Sandy, gravelly or heavily amended soil, and a mounded position in any clay. It rots quickly in cold wet ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water only occasionally in the first warm season and then leave it alone, because overwatering is the single fastest way to kill an Opuntia. Use gravel rather than organic mulch so the base stays dry, wear gloves whenever handling pads, and note that Opuntia is a restricted or declared plant in some Australian states and local government areas, so it is worth confirming what applies where you live.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultivated selection of Mexican and Central American parentage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795334889758,"sku":"ND-1298-400MM","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/iQcVFfMncLUj3BxfxmlPA_pqaeRUWR.jpg?v=1787313539","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/opuntia-burbank-spineless","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}