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Shipping Begins April 2013

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   COLD HARDY CACTUS PADS
   You will receive 1 cactus pad for you to root.
   PADS SHIP MAY
   How to root is on the bottom of this Page.

Opuntia basilaris "Art Combe"
Art Combe Cactus
Magenta flowers
$5.00/pad

Opuntia polyacantha
Pink Delight Cactus
$5.00/pad

Opuntia hybrid 'Champagne
Champagne colored flowers
$5.00pad

Opuntia humifusa
Yellow Prickly Pear
Height: 15" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun Description: Very winter hardy cactus with gorgeous yellow blooms in summer. Perfect for a rock garden, container plant or conversation piece. Prefers well-drained soil. Edible.
$5.00/pad

Opuntia Erinacea "Exquisite"
Exquisite Cactus
Lavender Pink Flowers covered with super white spines.
Available soon
$3.90/pad

Opuntia fragilis
Spiny Cat's Paws Cactus
Yellow flowers (Two pads)
$5.00/pad

Opuntia
Red Prickly Pear
Height: 15" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun Description: Bright red flowers with bright yellow anthers, truly a unique color find. A very winter-hardy cactus here in Ohio. Perfect for a rock garden, container plant or conversation piece. Prefers well-drained soil. Edible.
$5.00/pad

Opuntia polyacantha
Wasatch Red Cactus
$5.00/pad

INSTRUCTIONS:
Plant the cutting in pure sand or a well-drained soil mixture just deep enough to hold it upright. The soil mixture should contain enough gravel, coarse sand, perlite, or pumice to ensure good drainage. Test the drainage by running water through the pot or rooting bed to be sure it drains quickly.
During cool or humid weather, cactus cuttings should be rooted in an especially well-drained mixture of half coarse sand and half soil or pure sand if you have it. Rooting is best accomplished with some shade to prevent sunburn of the plant. Cuttings in full sun will require more water and sunburn very easily.
For cacti which crawl along the ground or that have long, thin stems, place the cutting on top of the soil mix, sand or directly on top of loose soil.
For prickly pears or chollas, or any other cactus that branches freely, place the pad or stem in the soil or on its side, so that new growth will be clean and upright.
WATER: Water immediately after planting and thereafter every time the planting mix becomes totally dry. Never allow the planting mix to remain totally dry for more than a few days.
The main reason for rooting failure is rot. This is caused by too much water, especially in cool or humid months when soil does not dry out quickly. In cool weather, it may not be necessary to water the plant after the initial watering until the weather begins to turn warm.
CHECK: Check for roots every two weeks by gently moving the plant in the soil, using tongs or wearing gloves. If there is strong resistance, the cutting is rooted. New growth is evidence that rooting has occurred, but sudden swelling (turgor) of the stem is better proof that water-absorbing roots are present. As long as the cutting still contains moisture, and is not diseased, it still has the potential to eventually make roots, even if it is somewhat shriveled.