Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Verbena The purple flowers emerge in

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

2' tall mass of woody stems is clothed with velvety green leaves

Hesperaloe parviflora is one of the little known US native gems from the Southwest that is completely adaptable to most of the moist Southeast

heavily veined

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