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Form: Shrub
Seasonality: Deciduous perrenial
Size: 25ft, spread to 15ft
Leaves: Simple, round,
1 inch, bright green; plant is generally leafless for most of the year
Flowers: Spiky clumps of tubular orange or
red flowers on branch ends, clusters can be up to 1ft long; showy
Fruit: Seed
Stems/Trunks: Long, slender, gray-green stems rise from a
common base; stems covered with 1inch, open, vase shaped clump
Range/Origin: SW US, Baja California, Sonora Mexico
Hardiness: Sunset Zones; 10-13, 18-20, 10°F
Comments: Low
litter, Sharp thorns
CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Exposure:
Full sun, reflected heat
- Water:
Low
- Soil:
Sandy, well drained
- Propagation:
Seed, cuttings
- Maintenance:
Minimal; (pruning can prevent blooming)
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