Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Verbena The purple flowers emerge in

The purple flowers emerge in midsummer followed by the leaves in fall

starting from the stem and radiating outward

721 expired) This 2004 Terra Nova introduction is a selection of Japanese painted fern that makes a 2' wide deer-resistant clump composed of fronds of a nice pewtery-silver color

fragrant white flowers with vivid pink central stripes

Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Verbena The purple flowers emerge inOcotillo 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