Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Winter Flowering Plants from early June until fall

from early June until fall

producing huge 4' tall flowering spikes adorned with thick

parviflorum emerge clothed with large fuzzy leaves

Although not as winter hardy as its cousin Bletilla striata

a very impressive hummingbird attractor

Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Winter Flowering Plants from early June until fallOcotillo 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