prickly pear paddle cactus WOOLY PADS PRICKLY PEAR 5gal – Watters Garden Center

prickly pear paddle cactus WOOLY PADS PRICKLY PEAR 5gal – Watters Garden CenterThe Wooly Pockets Prickly Pear (Opuntia basilaris), often called the Beavertail Cactus, is a showstopper for anyone looking to add velvet like texture and brilliant color to their landscape. Growing to a manageable 2 feet tall and 4 feet wide, it is the perfect size for rock gardens or as a striking border in Zones 7 and 8. You will fall in love with its blue gray, spade shaped pads that produce stunning, neon pink flowers in late spring. In our sunny

The Wooly Pockets Prickly Pear (Opuntia basilaris), often called the Beavertail Cactus, is a showstopper for anyone looking to add velvet-like texture and brilliant color to their landscape. Growing to a manageable 2 feet tall and 4 feet wide, it is the perfect size for rock gardens or as a striking border in Zones 7 and 8. You will fall in love with its blue-gray, spade-shaped pads that produce stunning, neon-pink flowers in late spring.

In our sunny Arizona climate, this plant thrives in full sun and is incredibly drought-tolerant. While the "wooly" name sounds soft, those tiny glochids actually make it highly animal-resistant, keeping hungry deer and rabbits at bay.

When planting, ensure success by blending Watters Premium Mulch with your garden’s native soil to provide the aeration these roots need. A healthy dose of 7-4-4 All-Purpose Plant Food provides the slow-release nutrients required for those spectacular blooms.

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