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- Fouquieria splendens - Wikipedia
Ocotillos look desiccated on the outside, but they are semi- succulent; it is more closely related to the tea plant and blueberries than to cactuses It regenerates leaves after rainfall They can be planted as garden ornamentals The name ocotillo comes from the Nahuatl word ocotl meaning "torch" [5]
- Ocotillo Fact Sheet - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) are one of easiest plants to identify in the desert They are a large shrub with long cane-like unbranched spiny stems that grow from a short trunk
- Growing The Ocotillo In Arizona | Mesa, Queen Creek, Gilbert
The ocotillo is one of the most beautiful and otherworldly plants seen in Arizona landscapes With long thin columns and bright red or orange blooms they add a real punch to the visual appearance of your landscape
- How To Care For The Ocotillo Plant - Gardening Know How
The ocotillo plant (Fouquieria splendens) is a desert shrub that produces a spectacle of bright, pink flowers on whip-like canes It is often called the ocotillo cactus, but it is not truly a cactus, although it grows in similar conditions The plant is native to the Sonoron and Chihuahuan deserts
- Ocotillo | Description, Distribution, Facts | Britannica
Ocotillo, flowering spiny shrub (family Fouquieriaceae) characteristic of rocky deserts from western Texas to southern California and southward into Mexico The branches bear small drought-deciduous leaves, which fall soon after the end of the winter rainy season
- Ocotillo: Unique Desert Survivor | Southwest Gardener
Ocotillo is a stunning specimen plant that’s uniquely suited to survive harsh desert conditions It’s a beautiful hummingbird magnet when in bloom, but its attractiveness changes with the weather
- Ocotillo - US Forest Service
Ocotillo means “little torch” in Spanish Plants bloom once in the spring from March through June depending on latitude then sporadically in response to rainfall during the summer Hummingbirds pollinate the flowers
- Ocotillo - University of Arizona
Ocotillos are extremely drought tolerant and an excel-lent accent plant for residential and commercial landscapes Ocotillo’s native range includes the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts from Baja, California eastward to the Trans-Pecos in Texas and south to Zacatecas, Mexico
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