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Ocotillo in bloom (Original Post)
Ptah
Apr 2016
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2naSalit
(86,765 posts)1. Oh Thank You!
I haven't seen them in a very long time, my favorite cactus. They're so elegant.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)2. Do hummingbirds like these?
They look like a sure fire hummingbird plant.
Ptah
(33,034 posts)5. Yes, hummingbirds are an important pollinator for Ocotillo.
Fouquieria splendens (commonly known as ocotillo American Spanish: [okoˈtiʝo], but also referred to as coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob's staff, Jacob cactus, and vine cactus) is a plant indigenous to the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert in the Southwestern United States (southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas), and northern Mexico (as far south as Hidalgo and Guerrero)
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Flowers are clustered indeterminately at the tips of each mature stem. Individual flowers are mildly zygomorphic and are pollinated by hummingbirds and native carpenter bees.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouquieria_splendens
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)3. Beautiful Thank you
So vibrant!
enid602
(8,644 posts)4. century plants
8 blooming century plants in the front yard, and 2 in the back.