Plant of the Month: July 2012
0Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
- Plant Form: Evergreen Shrub
- Water Use: Very Low
- Mature Size: 4-6’ tall & 5’ wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Bloom Time: April – June
- Native to: So. Calif, SW U.S.
- Hardiness: Cold Hardy to -10°F
Apache Plume is one of our showiest native desert shrubs. Rose-like, white flowers in spring produce eye-catching, silky pink seed plumes from May to December, said to resemble an Apache headdress. This fast-growing, semi-deciduous shrub with dark green leaves is extremely tolerant of heat and drought, and is an important erosion control plant. Apache Plume likes full sun but accepts part shade, and needs only occasional if any irrigation after it becomes established. Give this plant ample room—it doesn’t stay small for long.
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