Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Malvaviscus simply stunning and small enough

simply stunning and small enough to fit in almost any sunny garden

This is one banana that loves intense heat and humidity

Marcelle Sheppard

but paternity tests revealed it to be a selection of the Eurasian (Greece and Turkey) Amsonia orientalis

It only took a decade of searching to finally acquire it in 2010

Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Malvaviscus simply stunning and small enoughOcotillo is one of those signature plants that draws your attention when you visit the Southwest US desert. Although many folks assume it to be a cactus, ocotillo is so bizarre, it's sequestered by taxonomists in its own family, Fouquieriaceae. Fouqueria splendens is native throughout the Chihuhuan and Sonoran Deserts from Texas through California. The naked upright stems can reach 20', and appear dead until rain causes the leaves to emerge, which can