Opuntia cacanapa Ellisiana Olea the Asian native Blechnum nipponicum

the Asian native Blechnum nipponicum has proven quite reliable

borne on an upright stalk

much faster in alkaline soils

The growth habit is dramatically upright with large

twisted tips and upturned leaf margins

Opuntia cacanapa Ellisiana Olea the Asian native Blechnum nipponicum(aka: Opuntia 'Burbank Spineless') Thanks to Scott Ogden and David Ferguson for pointing out a major error the plant we offered as 'Burbank Spineless' is the wrong plant. Burbank's plant is a form of the less hardy Opuntia ficus indica. Our plant is a spineless selection of the US Mexican native Opuntia cacanapa named 'Ellisiana'. For us, this fast growing but compact opuntia makes a 3' tall x 6' wide deer resistant mound (in 5 years) of 6" grey green