Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Verbena a cone-shaped terminal inflorescence with

a cone-shaped terminal inflorescence with narrow cream petals

It's a rare occasion when a variegated plant sports green and actually becomes a better garden plant

sunny site with good drainage

heavily veined

Fouquieria splendens Sierra Co NM Verbena a cone-shaped terminal inflorescence withOcotillo 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