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Apache Plume
Scientific Name: Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. ex Torr. in Emory
Family: Rosaceae

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Recommended Temperature Zone: sunset: 2-23 USDA: 5-10 Frost Tolerance: Hardy in Phoenix Heat Tolerance: Better without afternoon sun in the hot desert Sun Exposure: Light shade to full sun Origin: USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah), Mexico (Chihuahua, Zacatecas) Growth Habits: Semi-evergreen shrub, 3 to 8 feet tall (1-2.5 m), 3 to 6 feet spread (1-2 m) Watering Needs: Little water once established Propagation: Seeds, spreads by underground woody rhizomes

Cultural Practices:
The Apache plume tends to look messy and should be pruned once or twice a year. If it has too much dead wood, it can even be cut down to the ground..

Blooming Habits:
Large, delicate, white, 5-petaled, roselike flowers borne singly or in small groups on elongate peduncles, in late spring to early summer. They are followed by showy, feathery fruits.