Fouquieria splendens
(Ocotillo)
deciduous
- hardy
- reflective heat, sun, part shade
- dry watering, drought resistant
- slow growing.
- Used for living fences, Effective in groupings, Drought deciduous and season deciduous, often called "the barometer of the desert", protected plant, Indians made a curative wax from the stem, dramatic silhouette.
- Pright orange flower - last several weeks of spring, wach for powdery mildew rust, Foliage turns yellow before dropping thorny spines are dodified petioles, plant in well drained rocky soil.
- Low maintenance, Plant bareroot anytime, plant from cuttings in spring and early summer.
- medium to large outdoor used for wide high screening.
- accent, verticle, desert.
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