Apache Plume

Fallugia paradoxa

Ponil

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Native Habitat: Grassland, Woodland

Chihuahuan Deserts, Edwards Plateau

Maintenance

Easy to grow. It is good for erosion control because of drought-tolerance and profuse seeding. It can become aggressive. Cut woody stems to the ground to rejuvenate. Especially usefull in dry, hot areas.

Comments

A shrub with delicate white rose like blossoms. Fruit clusters with feathery, purplish tails said to resemble Apache headdress, at the tips of branches. Dark green leaves are silver beneath.

Growth Form

Shrub

Height

5 to

10 ft

Spread

3 to

4 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Gravelly, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Leaf Retention

Semi Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

White

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Forage, Nesting Material

Wildlife Benefit

Browsers, Nectar Insects

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=FAPA. 3) http://bonap.4et/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=21328&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Fallugia+paradoxa&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) Wasowski, Sally and Wasowski, Andy, Native Texas Plants, Landscaping Region by Region, 1988, 1991, pg 245. 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=25167#null, 7) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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