Fallugia paradoxa
Apache Plume
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
The plant
- Habit
- ShrubExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Height
- 2-6 ft0.6-1.8 mExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Spread
- 4-6 ft1.2-1.8 mExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Flower
- Gold/Yellow, Pink, WhiteExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Blooms
- Fall, Spring, SummerExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Native range
- Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Hardiness zones
- 6-10Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sunExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Soil
- Clay, Loam (Silt), Sand, Shallow RockyExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH
- Acid (<6.0), Alkaline (>8.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0)Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Moisture
- Good Drainage, Moist, Occasionally DryExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Watering
- Drought tolerance: HighPLANTS Database
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — NC State Extension; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS.
Worth knowing
- Its feathery pink seed heads were said to look like an Apache headdress. Its slender branches made brooms, and the straight ones arrows. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Fallugia paradoxa
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty Moderate
Cold moist stratification
Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C
Warm moist stratification
Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark
20 germinated in this phase.
Steps after step 1 run on after germination.
Germination happens during step 1, in 84 days.
73% germination in 56–84 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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