Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Winter Flowering Plants parviflorum emerge clothed with large

parviflorum emerge clothed with large fuzzy leaves

producing huge 4' tall flowering spikes adorned with thick

providing a fascinating contrast with the new growth

The rigid 1' tall stems are adorned with stiff

The stalks are adorned with attractive

Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Winter Flowering Plants parviflorum emerge clothed with largeOcotillo 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