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Rosaceae
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Also known as Ponil, Fallugia paradoxa var. acuminata, Geum plumosum, Sieversia paradoxa
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Xeriscape · Drought Tolerant · Native Shrub · Southwest Native · Feathery Plumes · White Flowers · Wildlife Garden · Low Water · Ornamental Shrub · Desert Plant
Apache plume is a tough, drought-adapted native shrub celebrated for its white rose-like flowers and stunning feathery pink seed plumes that persist through autumn. Once established, it requires very little supplemental water and thrives in full sun with well-drained, even rocky or sandy soils. It is an excellent low-maintenance choice for xeriscape, wildlife, or native Southwest gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 14-21 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Yellow · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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