Shrub
Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
White flowers and pink feathery seed heads at the same time. Blooms for months.
- Native
- Deer-resistant
- Pollinator
- Evergreen
- Plant Select®
Quick facts
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 4–8
- Water
- Very low once established
- Sun
- Full sun
- Size
- 4–6 ft tall × 4–6 ft wide
- Bloom & interest
- White rose-like flowers and feathery pink seed plumes together, late spring to fall
- Plant type
- Shrub
- Native range
- Native to the Southwest and southern Rockies (CO, NM, AZ, UT, NV, TX, CA)
- Plant Select
- Plant Select® recommended plant
Why we recommend it
Blooms rose-like white flowers and then feathery pink seedheads all season on almost no water, thriving from the cold high plains to the hot Southwest. A Plant Select winner (2002), now marketed as "canyon plume."
Best regions: Front RangeHigh DesertSouthwestTexas
How to grow it
Watering to establish
Water every 1–2 weeks the first summer; established shrubs need no supplemental water.
Pruning
Little needed; remove a few of the oldest stems at the base in late winter to renew it.
Soil
Lean, fast-draining, rocky or sandy soil; tolerates alkaline conditions.
Pairs well with
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Where to buy
Shop Apache Plume from trusted growers. For the best selection of xeric plants, try a mail-order specialist or ask a local independent nursery.
- High Country Gardens (opens in a new tab)Xeric specialist
- Nature Hills Nursery (opens in a new tab)Wide selection
- American Meadows (opens in a new tab)Perennials & seeds
- Etsy (opens in a new tab)Small growers
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